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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 24, 2023

Longest word
divebombed
10 letters
Top scorer
divebombed
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
7
5 letters
10
6 letters
9
7 letters
1
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
B
5
7
6
–
1
–
–
19
D
–
–
1
–
1
–
1
3
E
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
4
I
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
M
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
V
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
7
10
9
1
4
0
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 3bi 3bo 13
D
di 2do 1
E
eb 1em 3
I
im 2
M
mo 1
O
ob 1
V
vi 2

All 32 answers

174 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bedded6
bedim5
bedimmed8
bide1
bided5
biome5
bobbed6
bode1
boded5
bodied6
bomb1
bombe5
bombed6
boob1
booboo6
booed5
boom1
boomed6
bovid5
★divebombpangram15
★divebombedpangram17
doobie6
ebbed5
embed5
embedded8
embodied8
imbibe6
imbibed7
mobbed6
oboe1
vibe1
vibed5
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