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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 31, 2024

Longest word
lallygagged
11 letters
Top scorer
lollygagged
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
20
6 letters
7
7 letters
8
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 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
10
11
Σ
A
1
3
2
1
7
D
2
6
1
2
1
12
E
5
1
6
G
5
5
1
11
L
2
3
2
2
2
11
O
1
1
Y
2
1
1
1
5
Σ
12
20
7
8
3
1
0
2
53

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 7
D
da 2de 4do 4dy 2
E
ed 2ee 1eg 1el 1ey 1
G
ga 2ge 1gl 1go 7
L
la 4le 2lo 5
O
od 1
Y
ye 2yo 3

All 53 answers

272 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
allayed7
allegedly9
alley5
alloy5
alloyed7
ally1
daddy5
dally5
deadeye7
deadly6
delay5
delayed7
dodgy5
doggedly8
doggy5
dolly5
dyad1
dyed1
eddy1
edgy1
eely1
eggy1
elegy5
eyed1
galley6
gayly5
geology7
gladly6
godly5
goggly6
golly5
goodly6
goody5
gooey5
googly6
lady1
laggy5
lallygag8
lallygagged11
legally7
leggy5
logy1
lollygag8
lollygaggedpangram18
loyal5
loyally7
oddly5
yell1
yelled6
yodel5
yodeled7
yoga1
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