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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 23, 2024

Longest word
unbutton
8 letters
Top scorer
buoyant
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
A
2
2
4
B
3
3
8
1
15
N
5
5
1
1
12
O
1
1
T
3
1
4
U
1
1
1
3
Y
1
1
Σ
16
12
9
2
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 2au 2
B
ba 4bo 7bu 4
N
na 7no 3nu 2
O
on 1
T
ta 1to 2tu 1
U
un 3
Y
yu 1

All 40 answers

159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
annoy5
anon1
aunt1
aunty5
baboon6
banana6
banyan6
baton5
bonbon6
bonny5
bonobo6
bony1
boon1
botany6
bounty6
bunny5
bunt1
buoyantpangram14
button6
naan1
nabob5
nana1
nanny5
nanobot7
natant6
natty5
noob1
noon1
noun1
nubby5
nutty5
onto1
taunt5
tony1
toon1
tuna1
unban5
unbutton8
unto1
yuan1
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