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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Longest word
allocable
9 letters
Top scorer
caboodle
15 points
Starting letters
5 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
19
5 letters
15
6 letters
14
7 letters
6
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
1
1
1
5
B
1
1
2
C
13
11
10
3
3
40
D
2
1
2
2
7
L
2
2
1
5
Σ
19
15
14
6
4
1
59

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4al 1
B
bl 1bo 1
C
ca 12ce 6cl 4co 18
D
da 1de 6
L
la 2lo 3

All 59 answers

275 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accede6
acceded7
accolade8
aced1
allocable9
bloc1
bocce5
cabal5
cabala6
cabbed6
cable5
cabled6
caboodlepangram15
cacao5
call1
calla5
callable8
callaloo8
called6
cede1
ceded5
celeb5
cell1
celled6
cello5
clad1
clade5
cloaca6
clod1
coal1
cobble6
cobbled7
coca1
cocoa5
coda1
codablepangram14
coddle6
coddled7
code1
coded5
coed1
cola1
cold1
collab6
cooed5
cool1
cooled6
dace1
debacle7
decade6
decal5
deco1
decode6
decoded7
lace1
laced5
local5
locale6
loco1
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