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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 11, 2023

Longest word
annularly
9 letters
Top scorer
laundry
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
8
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
A
1
2
2
1
1
1
8
D
1
1
2
L
2
1
1
2
1
7
N
5
1
6
R
1
2
3
U
1
1
2
4
Y
2
2
Σ
13
8
5
3
2
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 8
D
da 2
L
la 4lu 3
N
na 5nu 1
R
ra 2ru 1
U
ul 2un 2
Y
ya 1yu 1

All 32 answers

136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
anally6
annal5
annual6
annually8
annul5
annular7
annularly9
dandy5
darn1
land1
landlady8
lanyard7
laundrypangram14
luna1
lunar5
lunula6
naan1
nada1
nana1
nanny5
nary1
null1
rand1
randy5
runny5
ulna1
ulnar5
unduly6
unruly6
yarn1
yuan1
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