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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 8, 2023

Longest word
blackball
9 letters
Top scorer
backfill
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
14
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
6
9 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
Σ
A
1
3
1
5
B
1
1
1
2
1
6
C
2
6
1
1
10
F
2
1
1
4
I
1
1
K
1
2
3
L
3
1
1
5
Σ
8
14
4
1
6
1
34

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 3bi 1bl 2
C
ca 6ci 1cl 3
F
fa 2fl 2
I
il 1
K
ki 3
L
la 3li 2

All 34 answers

173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
aback5
acacia6
acai1
alack5
bacilli7
back1
backfillpangram15
biblical8
black5
blackball9
cabal5
cabala6
calf1
call1
calla5
callback8
cilia5
clack5
click5
cliff5
facial6
fallback8
flack5
flick5
iliac5
kick1
kickback8
kickball8
lack1
laic1
laical6
lick1
lilac5
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