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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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