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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 5, 2023

Longest word
tollbooth
9 letters
Top scorer
mothball
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
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
A
1
1
B
5
1
1
1
8
H
7
2
1
10
L
1
1
2
M
2
1
2
1
6
O
1
1
T
1
1
1
3
Σ
17
6
3
3
1
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1
B
ba 3bl 1bo 4
H
ha 7ho 3
L
la 1lo 1
M
ma 3mo 3
O
oa 1
T
th 1to 2

All 31 answers

110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aloha5
baht1
bath1
bathmat7
blah1
boho1
boohoo6
booth5
both1
haboob6
halal5
hall1
halo1
halt1
hath1
hatha5
hobo1
holt1
hoot1
lath1
loath5
mahatma7
mammoth7
math1
moolah6
moth1
mothballpangram15
oath1
that1
tollbooth9
tooth5
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