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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 14, 2026

Longest word
bookmobile
10 letters
Top scorer
bookmobile
17 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
18
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
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
B
5
3
1
1
10
I
1
1
2
K
2
1
3
L
4
2
1
7
M
6
1
1
8
O
1
1
2
Σ
18
7
4
1
1
0
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 1bi 6bo 3
I
im 2
K
ki 3
L
li 7
M
mi 6mo 2
O
ol 2

All 32 answers

109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
belie5
bible5
bike1
bile1
bilk1
bill1
biome5
boil1
bookie6
bookmobilepangram17
imbibe6
immobile8
kibble6
kill1
kilo1
libel5
libelee7
like1
limb1
limbo5
lime1
limo1
mike1
mile1
milk1
mill1
mime1
mimeo5
mobile6
moil1
olio1
ollie5
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