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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 21, 2024

Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
although
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
21
5 letters
13
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
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
3
3
1
7
G
4
3
2
1
10
H
3
3
L
4
2
6
O
1
2
1
4
T
6
3
2
1
12
Σ
21
13
4
2
1
0
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1al 4at 1au 1
G
ga 1gh 1gl 2go 6
H
ha 1ho 2
L
lo 6
O
oa 1ou 3
T
ta 1th 3to 8

All 42 answers

149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agog1
allot5
aloha5
althoughpangram15
alto1
atoll5
auto1
galoot6
ghoul5
gloat5
glottal7
goal1
goat1
googol6
goth1
gotta5
gout1
halo1
holt1
hoot1
loath5
logo1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
lout1
oath1
ought5
outgo5
outthought10
tattoo6
thou1
though6
thought7
toga1
toll1
tool1
toot1
tooth5
total5
tough5
tout1
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