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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 26, 2023

Longest word
coldcocked
10 letters
Top scorer
blocked
14 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
8
6 letters
13
7 letters
5
8 letters
3
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
B
3
2
1
1
1
8
C
10
6
7
3
2
1
1
30
D
3
4
1
8
L
2
1
3
Σ
18
8
13
5
3
1
1
49

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 3bl 3bo 2
C
ce 7cl 3co 20
D
de 6do 2
L
lo 3

All 49 answers

221 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beck1
bedeck6
bedecked8
bloc1
block5
blockedpangram14
bocce5
bock1
cede1
ceded5
celeb5
cell1
cellblock9
celled6
cello5
clock5
clocked7
clod1
cobble6
cobbled7
cock1
cocked6
cockle6
coddle6
coddled7
code1
coded5
coed1
coke1
cold1
coldcock8
coldcocked10
cooed5
cook1
cookbook8
cooked6
cool1
cooled6
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deco1
decode6
decoded7
dock1
docked6
lock1
locked6
loco1
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