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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 24, 2021

Longest word
flipbook
8 letters
Top scorer
flipbook
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
24
5 letters
4
6 letters
2
7 letters
0
8 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
B
6
2
1
9
F
4
1
2
7
K
2
2
L
5
1
1
7
O
1
1
P
6
1
7
Σ
24
4
2
0
3
33

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bl 2bo 7
F
fl 3fo 4
K
ki 1ko 1
L
li 1lo 6
O
ol 1
P
pl 1po 6

All 33 answers

87 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
blob1
bloop5
boffo5
boil1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
book1
flipbookpangram15
flipflop8
flop1
foil1
folio5
folk1
fool1
kilo1
kook1
lipo1
lobo1
loll1
lollipop8
lollop6
look1
loop1
olio1
plop1
polio5
poll1
polo1
poof1
pool1
poop1
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