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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 1, 2024

Longest word
bandanna
8 letters
Top scorer
handbook
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
4
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
A
2
1
1
4
B
4
1
3
1
1
10
D
1
1
2
H
3
2
1
6
K
2
1
3
N
3
1
4
Σ
15
4
6
2
2
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ad 1an 2
B
ba 9bo 1
D
da 1do 1
H
ha 5ho 1
K
ka 1kh 1ko 1
N
na 4

All 29 answers

108 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abandon7
adobo5
ankh1
anon1
baba1
babka5
baboon6
banana6
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
bank1
baobab6
boba1
dank1
doodad6
haboob6
haka1
hand1
handbookpangram15
hank1
hookah6
kabob5
khan1
koan1
naan1
nabob5
nada1
nana1
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