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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 24, 2020

Longest word
taxability
10 letters
Top scorer
taxability
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
11
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
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
A
3
4
1
2
10
B
5
2
1
1
1
10
I
1
1
L
2
3
2
1
1
9
T
5
2
1
1
9
Σ
16
11
5
3
2
1
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2al 4at 1ax 3
B
ba 2bi 5bl 3
I
il 1
L
la 6li 3
T
ta 6ti 3

All 39 answers

164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ability7
ably1
alibi5
alit1
allay5
ally1
atilt5
axial5
axially7
axilla6
bail1
ball1
bialy5
biaxial7
bilabial8
bill1
billy5
blab1
blabby6
blat1
illy1
labia5
labial6
lability8
laity5
laxity6
laxly5
liability9
lilt1
lily1
tabla5
tail1
tali1
tall1
tally5
taxabilitypangram17
tibial6
till1
tilt1
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