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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 27, 2024

Longest word
appellee
8 letters
Top scorer
flagpole
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
27
5 letters
11
6 letters
9
7 letters
1
8 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
3
4
1
9
E
1
2
3
F
5
1
1
2
9
G
4
2
3
9
L
4
2
6
O
3
3
P
9
1
2
12
Σ
27
11
9
1
3
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1al 4ap 4
E
ea 1el 1ep 1
F
fa 1fe 3fl 5
G
ga 5ge 1gl 1go 2
L
la 1le 3lo 2
O
og 2ol 1
P
pa 4pe 5pl 1po 2

All 51 answers

174 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agape5
algae5
allege6
allele6
aloe1
apogee6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
eagle5
elope5
epee1
falafel7
feel1
fell1
fella5
flagella8
flagpolepangram15
flea1
flee1
floe1
gaffe5
gage1
gaggle6
gale1
gape1
gelee5
glee1
goggle6
google6
lapel5
leaf1
leap1
legal5
loge1
lope1
ogee1
ogle1
oleo1
paella6
page1
pale1
paleo5
peal1
peel1
peep1
pelf1
people6
plea1
pole1
pope1
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