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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 26, 2024

Longest word
blackball
9 letters
Top scorer
clickable
16 points
Starting letters
6 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
12
5 letters
14
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
8 letters
5
9 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
A
1
3
1
5
B
2
1
1
1
1
6
C
3
8
4
2
1
18
I
1
1
2
K
1
2
3
L
5
1
1
7
Σ
12
14
7
1
5
2
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2ac 2al 1
B
ba 2be 1bi 1bl 2
C
ca 10ce 4ci 1cl 3
I
ic 1il 1
K
ki 3
L
la 4li 3

All 41 answers

196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
aback5
acacia6
acai1
alack5
bacilli7
back1
beck1
biblical8
black5
blackball9
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cable5
cackle6
cake1
call1
calla5
callable8
callback8
celeb5
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
clack5
click5
clickablepangram16
icicle6
iliac5
kick1
kickback8
kickball8
lace1
lack1
laic1
laical6
lice1
lick1
lilac5
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