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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Longest word
girlhood
8 letters
Top scorer
girlhood
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
8
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
D
3
6
9
G
3
2
1
6
H
2
3
5
I
1
1
2
L
3
1
4
O
2
2
R
3
1
4
Σ
17
8
5
1
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 1do 5dr 3
G
gi 2go 3gr 1
H
ho 5
I
id 1ig 1
L
lo 4
O
od 1ol 1
R
ri 1ro 3

All 32 answers

109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dildo5
dodo1
doggo5
doll1
dolor5
door1
droid5
droll5
drool5
gigolo6
girlhoodpangram15
gold1
good1
googol6
grog1
hold1
hood1
hoodoo6
horrid6
horror6
idol1
igloo5
logo1
logroll7
loll1
lord1
odor1
olio1
rigor5
roil1
roll1
rood1
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