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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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