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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 27, 2024

Longest word
blackball
9 letters
Top scorer
checkable
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
13
5 letters
15
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 letters
6
9 letters
2

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
12
9
2
1
1
25
C
3
1
2
1
7
H
2
2
K
1
1
2
L
1
1
Σ
13
15
3
0
6
2
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2
B
ba 11be 7bl 7
C
ca 5ce 1ch 1
H
ha 1he 1
K
ka 1ke 1
L
la 1

All 39 answers

186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aback5
able1
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
babka5
back1
backache8
bake1
bale1
balk1
ball1
beach5
beak1
beck1
beech5
belch5
bell1
belle5
blab1
black5
blackball9
blah1
bleach6
bleak5
blech5
cabal5
cabala6
cable5
callable8
callback8
celeb5
checkablepangram16
hackablepangram15
healable8
kabbalah8
kebab5
label5
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