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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 22, 2024

Longest word
dillydallied
12 letters
Top scorer
dialyzed
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
13
5 letters
10
6 letters
5
7 letters
9
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
1
11 letters
0
12 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
10
11
12
Σ
A
1
2
1
4
D
2
6
2
6
1
1
1
19
E
3
1
4
I
3
1
1
5
L
3
1
4
Y
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
13
10
5
9
1
0
1
0
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 4
D
da 5de 4di 8dy 2
E
ed 1ee 1ey 2
I
id 4il 1
L
la 3li 1
Y
ye 2yi 2

All 40 answers

200 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
allayed7
alley5
ally1
daddy5
daily5
dally5
daylily7
dazedly7
deadeye7
deadly6
delay5
delayed7
dialyzepangram14
dialyzedpangram15
diddly6
dilly5
dillydallied12
dillydally10
dizzily7
dizzy5
dyad1
dyed1
eddy1
eely1
eyed1
eyelid6
ideally7
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
lady1
lazily6
lazy1
lily1
yell1
yelled6
yield5
yielded7
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