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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 14, 2023

Longest word
boombox
7 letters
Top scorer
mailbox
14 points
Starting letters
5 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
22
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
7 letters
4

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
B
4
1
1
1
7
I
2
1
3
L
7
2
9
M
8
6
2
3
19
Σ
22
11
4
4
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1am 1ax 1
B
ba 2bl 2bo 3
I
ia 2im 1
L
la 2li 4ll 1lo 2
M
ma 14mi 1mo 4

All 41 answers

136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abloom6
ammo1
axiom5
balm1
bamboo6
blam1
bloom5
bomb1
boom1
boombox7
iamb1
iambi5
imam1
lama1
lamb1
lima1
limb1
limbo5
limo1
llama5
loam1
loom1
mail1
mailboxpangram14
maim1
mall1
mama1
mamba5
mambo5
mamma5
mammal6
maxi1
maxilla7
maxim5
maxima6
maximal7
mill1
moil1
moll1
momma5
moola5
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