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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 24, 2023

Longest word
barbarian
9 letters
Top scorer
rainbow
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
11
6 letters
9
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
A
1
1
2
B
4
5
5
1
15
I
1
1
2
N
6
1
1
8
O
1
1
R
3
2
1
1
7
W
3
1
1
5
Σ
18
11
9
1
0
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 2
B
ba 5bo 6br 4
I
in 1ir 1
N
na 4no 4
O
on 1
R
ra 3ri 1ro 3
W
wa 2wi 2wo 1

All 40 answers

150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anion5
anon1
baboon6
banana6
barbarian9
barn1
baron5
bobbin6
bonbon6
bonobo6
boon1
born1
boron5
brain5
bran1
brawn5
brown5
inborn6
iron1
naan1
nabob5
nana1
narrow6
noir1
noob1
noon1
nori1
onion5
rain1
rainbowpangram14
rani1
ribbon6
roan1
robin5
rowan5
wanna5
warn1
winnow6
wino1
worn1
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