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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 29, 2024

Longest word
imbroglio
9 letters
Top scorer
imbroglio
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
24
5 letters
6
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
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
6
2
–
–
–
–
8
G
5
2
2
–
–
–
9
I
–
1
–
–
–
1
2
L
6
1
–
1
–
–
8
M
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
24
6
2
1
0
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 1bl 3bo 3br 1
G
gi 3gl 4go 1gr 1
I
ig 1im 1
L
li 3lo 5
M
mi 1mo 2
O
ol 1
R
ri 1ro 2

All 34 answers

89 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bill1
blob1
blog1
bloom5
boil1
boll1
bolo1
broil5
gigolo6
gill1
girl1
glib1
glob1
glom1
gloom5
googol6
grill5
igloo5
★imbrogliopangram16
limb1
limbo5
limo1
lobo1
logo1
logroll7
loll1
loom1
mill1
moil1
moll1
olio1
rill1
roil1
roll1
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