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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 7, 2023

Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
holiday
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
21
5 letters
16
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
10 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
1
4
–
–
–
–
–
5
D
3
6
2
1
–
–
1
13
H
6
3
–
1
–
–
–
10
I
4
1
–
–
–
–
–
5
L
5
1
–
1
–
–
–
7
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
21
16
2
3
0
0
1
43

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

A
ai 1al 4
D
da 4di 6do 3
H
ha 4hi 2ho 4
I
id 4il 1
L
la 2li 1lo 4
O
od 1oi 1ol 1

All 43 answers

151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aioli5
allay5
alloy5
ally1
aloha5
dahlia6
daily5
dally5
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dildo5
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
doily5
doll1
dolly5
hail1
halal5
hall1
halo1
hill1
hilly5
hold1
★holidaypangram14
holly5
holy1
idly1
idol1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
lady1
laid1
lily1
load1
loll1
loyal5
loyally7
oddly5
oily1
olio1
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