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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 23, 2025

Longest word
bookmobile
10 letters
Top scorer
bookmobile
17 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
10
6 letters
6
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
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
3
6
2
1
12
E
1
1
I
1
1
2
K
1
1
2
L
4
1
1
6
M
7
2
1
10
O
2
1
3
Σ
17
10
6
1
1
0
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 3bi 4bl 1bo 4
E
em 1
I
im 2
K
ke 1ki 1
L
le 1li 4lo 1
M
me 4mi 4mo 2
O
ob 1ol 2

All 36 answers

135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
belie5
bell1
belle5
bible5
bike1
bile1
biome5
bloke5
bobble6
bombe5
bookie6
bookmobilepangram17
emblem6
imbibe6
immobile8
keel1
kibble6
leek1
libel5
libelee7
like1
lime1
lobe1
meek1
melee5
meme1
memo1
mike1
mile1
mime1
mimeo5
mobile6
mole1
oboe1
oleo1
ollie5
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