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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 1, 2024

Longest word
bumblebee
9 letters
Top scorer
humbled
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
3
6 letters
22
7 letters
7
8 letters
2
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
3
5
2
1
1
12
D
4
1
6
1
1
13
E
1
1
2
H
2
5
2
9
L
3
1
1
5
M
2
4
2
8
Σ
14
3
22
7
2
1
49

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bl 2bu 10
D
de 2du 11
E
el 2
H
hu 9
L
lu 5
M
mu 8

All 49 answers

242 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
blue1
bluebell8
bubble6
bubbled7
budded6
bulb1
bulbed6
bull1
bumble6
bumblebee9
bumbled7
bummed6
delude6
deluded7
dubbed6
dude1
duded5
duel1
dueled6
dull1
dulled6
dumb1
dumbbell8
dumbed6
dumdum6
elude5
eluded6
hubbub6
huddle6
huddled7
hued1
hull1
hulled6
humble6
humbledpangram14
hummed6
lube1
lubed5
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
muddle6
muddled7
mule1
mull1
mulled6
mumble6
mumbled7
muumuu6
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