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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Longest word
boycotted
9 letters
Top scorer
boycotted
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
6
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 letters
0
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
B
2
2
1
1
6
C
1
1
D
1
2
1
4
E
2
2
O
1
2
3
T
3
3
Σ
6
7
3
2
0
1
19

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bo 5by 1
C
co 1
D
de 2do 1dy 1
E
ed 1ey 1
O
ob 2oo 1
T
te 1to 2

All 19 answers

89 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
body1
booby5
booty5
boycott7
boycottedpangram16
byte1
coyote6
decoy5
decoyed7
dotty5
dyed1
eddy1
eyed1
obey1
obeyed6
oocyte6
teddy5
toddy5
toyed5
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