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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 19, 2024

Longest word
immobilize
10 letters
Top scorer
immobilize
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
2
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
8
4
2
14
I
1
1
2
L
5
1
6
M
4
2
1
1
8
O
4
1
5
Z
1
1
2
Σ
22
8
4
0
2
0
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 1bl 2bo 11
I
im 2
L
li 2lo 4
M
me 2mi 1mo 5
O
ob 1ol 3oo 1
Z
zo 2

All 37 answers

126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
biome5
blob1
bloom5
bobble6
boil1
boll1
bolo1
bomb1
bombe5
boob1
booboo6
boom1
booze5
bozo1
immobile8
immobilizepangram17
limbo5
limo1
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
loom1
memo1
mezzo5
mimeo5
mobile6
mobilizepangram15
moil1
mole1
moll1
oboe1
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
ooze1
zombie6
zoom1
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