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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 13, 2024

Longest word
appellee
8 letters
Top scorer
megaplex
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
31
5 letters
17
6 letters
9
7 letters
2
8 letters
2

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
4
5
5
1
1
16
E
1
1
1
3
G
8
2
1
11
L
4
4
8
M
6
3
1
1
11
P
8
2
2
12
Σ
31
17
9
2
2
61

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2al 5am 2ap 5ax 2
E
ea 1ex 2
G
ga 9gl 2
L
la 4le 3ll 1
M
ma 8me 3
P
pa 10pe 1pl 1

All 61 answers

207 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agape5
agleam6
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
allele6
amalgam7
ample5
apex1
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
axel1
axle1
eagle5
exam1
example7
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
gale1
gall1
game1
gamma5
gape1
glam1
gleam5
lama1
lame1
lamp1
lapel5
leap1
legal5
lemma5
llama5
mage1
magma5
male1
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
maple5
meal1
mega1
megaplexpangram15
paella6
page1
palapa6
pale1
pall1
palm1
palp1
pampa5
papa1
papal5
peal1
plea1
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