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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 26, 2021

Longest word
bodyboard
9 letters
Top scorer
adorably
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
17
6 letters
13
7 letters
4
8 letters
5
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
2
3
1
1
7
B
3
2
7
2
2
1
17
D
3
5
3
1
12
L
1
4
1
1
1
8
O
1
1
2
R
2
1
3
Y
1
1
Σ
10
17
13
4
5
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ad 1al 3ar 2
B
ba 6bl 3bo 4br 3by 1
D
da 2do 3dr 6dy 1
L
la 1lo 7
O
od 1or 1
R
ra 1ro 2
Y
ya 1

All 50 answers

264 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ably1
adorablypangram15
allay5
alloy5
ally1
array5
arroyo6
baby1
badly5
baldly6
balladry8
ballboy7
ballyard8
blabby6
blobby6
bloody6
body1
bodyboard9
boldly6
booby5
bray1
broadlypangram14
broody6
byroad6
daddy5
dally5
dolly5
dooryard8
dory1
drably6
dray1
drolly6
drooly6
dryad5
dryly5
dyad1
lady1
lobby5
loblolly8
lordly6
lordy5
lorry5
loyal5
loyally7
oddly5
orally6
rally5
royal5
royally7
yard1
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