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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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