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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 30, 2023

Longest word
balalaika
9 letters
Top scorer
clickable
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
9
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
4
9 letters
3

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
3
1
4
B
7
3
2
12
C
1
2
1
1
1
6
K
4
1
1
2
8
L
6
1
1
8
Σ
18
9
3
1
4
3
38

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 3
B
ba 5be 2bi 2bl 3
C
ca 3cl 3
K
ka 1ke 2ki 5
L
la 2le 2li 4

All 38 answers

154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aback5
alack5
alike5
alkali6
babka5
back1
bake1
balalaika9
balk1
beak1
beck1
bike1
bilk1
black5
blackball9
bleak5
cackle6
cake1
callback8
clack5
click5
clickablepangram16
kale1
kebab5
keel1
kibble6
kick1
kickback8
kickball8
kill1
lack1
lake1
leak1
leek1
lick1
likable7
like1
likeable8
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