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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 5, 2024

Longest word
bamboozle
9 letters
Top scorer
bamboozle
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
23
5 letters
7
6 letters
6
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
A
2
2
1
5
B
9
3
4
1
17
L
5
5
M
3
4
7
O
3
3
Z
1
1
Σ
23
7
6
1
0
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 1am 3
B
ba 3bl 2bo 12
L
lo 5
M
ma 1me 2mo 4
O
ob 1ol 1oo 1
Z
zo 1

All 38 answers

117 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abloom6
aloe1
ammo1
amoeba6
amoebae7
bamboo6
bamboozlepangram16
baobab6
blob1
bloom5
boba1
bobble6
bola1
boll1
bolo1
bomb1
bombe5
boob1
booboo6
boom1
booze5
bozo1
loam1
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
loom1
mambo5
memo1
mezzo5
mole1
moll1
momma5
moola5
oboe1
oleo1
ooze1
zoom1
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