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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 29, 2023

Longest word
libidinal
9 letters
Top scorer
handbill
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
4
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
1
B
10
5
2
1
2
20
H
2
2
L
1
1
1
3
Σ
10
7
3
1
4
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1
B
ba 10bi 4bl 6
H
ha 2
L
la 2li 1

All 26 answers

118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alibi5
baba1
bail1
bald1
ball1
ballad6
banal5
banana6
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
bilabial8
bill1
bind1
bindi5
blab1
blah1
bland5
blin1
blind5
blini5
handball8
handbillpangram15
labia5
labial6
libidinal9
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.