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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Longest word
laudably
8 letters
Top scorer
ladybug
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
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
A
1
–
–
–
–
1
B
8
7
4
–
–
19
D
1
–
–
–
–
1
G
–
1
–
–
–
1
L
–
–
–
2
1
3
Σ
10
8
4
2
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1
B
ba 9bl 2bu 8
D
da 1
G
ga 1
L
la 2lu 1

All 25 answers

103 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ably1
baba1
baby1
badly5
baggy5
bald1
baldly6
ball1
ballad6
baud1
blab1
blabby6
bubba5
bubbly6
buddy5
buggy5
bulb1
bulgy5
bull1
bully5
daub1
gabby5
★ladybugpangram14
laudably8
lullaby7
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