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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Longest word
tattletale
10 letters
Top scorer
talkative
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
13
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
4
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
1
4
3
–
–
1
–
9
E
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
K
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
5
3
–
–
1
–
–
9
T
9
1
3
–
2
3
1
19
V
3
4
–
1
–
–
–
8
Σ
20
13
6
2
3
4
1
49

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 6at 1av 2
E
ea 1el 2
K
ka 1
L
la 6le 3
T
ta 11te 5ti 3
V
va 3ve 1vi 4

All 49 answers

212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alike5
alit1
alive5
alkali6
allele6
alleviate9
atilt5
avail5
aviate6
eave1
elate5
elevate7
kale1
lake1
late1
latke5
latte5
lava1
lave1
leak1
leave5
levitate8
tail1
take1
tale1
tali1
talk1
★talkativepangram16
talkie6
tall1
tallit6
tattle6
tattletale10
teak1
teakettle9
teal1
teat1
telltale8
tikka5
titillate9
titivate8
vale1
valet5
valve5
veal1
vial1
villa5
vital5
vitiate7
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