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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Longest word
boombox
7 letters
Top scorer
mailbox
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
8
6 letters
5
7 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
3
1
5
B
9
1
4
1
15
L
5
1
6
M
2
3
1
6
O
1
1
Σ
18
8
5
2
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2ai 1am 1ax 1
B
ba 2bl 2bo 11
L
li 2lo 4
M
ma 2mo 4
O
ol 1

All 33 answers

109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abloom6
aboil5
aioli5
ammo1
axiom5
bamboo6
baobab6
blob1
bloom5
boba1
boil1
bola1
boll1
bollix6
bolo1
bomb1
boob1
booboo6
boom1
boombox7
limbo5
limo1
loam1
lobo1
loll1
loom1
mailboxpangram14
mambo5
moil1
moll1
momma5
moola5
olio1
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