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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Longest word
zoological
10 letters
Top scorer
zoological
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
9
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
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
2
1
6
C
5
4
2
1
12
G
5
1
6
I
1
1
2
L
1
2
2
1
6
Z
1
1
2
Σ
14
9
6
2
1
1
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ag 1ai 1al 2
C
ca 5ci 2cl 1co 4
G
ga 3gl 2go 1
I
il 2
L
la 2li 1lo 3
Z
zi 1zo 1

All 34 answers

143 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
agog1
aioli5
alga1
algal5
cacao5
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
ciao1
cilia5
cloaca6
coal1
coca1
cocoa5
cola1
gaga1
gala1
gall1
glacial7
glia1
goal1
iliac5
illogical9
laic1
laical6
lilac5
local5
loggia6
logical7
zigzag6
zoologicalpangram17
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