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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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