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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Longest word
jellybean
9 letters
Top scorer
jellybean
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
10
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
4
3
3
10
B
4
5
3
1
1
14
E
2
1
1
4
J
1
1
1
3
L
2
1
1
4
Y
1
1
Σ
14
10
8
2
1
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2al 4an 4
B
ba 7be 5bl 2
E
ee 1el 1en 1ey 1
J
je 3
L
la 2le 2
Y
ye 1

All 36 answers

150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
able1
ably1
allay5
allele6
alley5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anneal6
babble6
babel5
bale1
baleen6
ball1
banal5
banally7
beanball8
belay5
bell1
belle5
belly5
blab1
blabby6
eely1
elan1
enable6
eyeball7
jell1
jelly5
jellybeanpangram16
label5
lane1
lean1
leanly6
yell1
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