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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 23, 2024

Longest word
roadwork
8 letters
Top scorer
workload
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
9
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
3
1
4
D
4
4
2
10
L
3
3
O
3
3
R
5
1
1
7
W
3
1
1
3
8
Σ
18
9
2
2
4
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 2aw 2
D
da 1do 5dr 4
L
la 2lo 1
O
od 1ok 1or 1
R
ra 1ro 6
W
wa 3wo 5

All 35 answers

128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ardor5
arrow5
award5
awkward7
dark1
dollar6
dolor5
door1
dorado6
dork1
draw1
drawl5
droll5
drool5
lard1
lark1
lord1
odor1
okra1
oral1
radar5
road1
roadwork8
roar1
roll1
rood1
rook1
wallaroo8
ward1
warlord7
woodwork8
word1
work1
workloadpangram15
world5
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