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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 18, 2023

Longest word
blurring
8 letters
Top scorer
blurring
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
4
6 letters
8
7 letters
8
8 letters
13

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
B
6
3
1
3
6
19
G
5
1
1
2
4
13
L
3
4
3
1
11
N
1
2
3
R
1
2
3
Σ
16
4
8
8
13
49

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 2bl 6bu 11
G
gi 4gl 4gr 2gu 3
L
li 2lu 9
N
ni 2nu 1
R
ri 2ru 1

All 49 answers

272 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bill1
billing7
blin1
bling5
blini5
blur1
blurb5
blurringpangram15
bubbling8
bugling7
bulb1
bulging7
bulgur6
bull1
bullringpangram15
bungling8
burblingpangram15
burglingpangram15
burl1
giggling8
gill1
gilling7
girl1
glib1
glug1
glugging8
gluing6
grill5
grilling8
gull1
gulling7
gurgling8
linguini8
lining6
lubing6
lugging7
luging6
lull1
lulling7
lulu1
lung1
lunging7
luring6
nibbling8
niggling8
null1
riling6
rill1
ruling6
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