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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 28, 2024

Longest word
teleology
9 letters
Top scorer
theology
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
11
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
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
E
1
2
1
1
5
G
2
2
5
1
10
H
5
5
1
11
L
5
2
7
O
2
1
3
T
3
2
1
1
7
Y
1
1
Σ
19
11
8
3
2
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ee 1el 1et 1ey 2
G
ge 3gl 1go 6
H
he 4ho 7
L
le 1lo 6
O
og 1ol 1ot 1
T
te 2th 1to 4
Y
ye 1

All 44 answers

175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eely1
elegy5
ethyl5
eyehole7
eyelet6
gelee5
gelt1
geology7
glee1
goggle6
goggly6
golly5
google6
googly6
googol6
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hello5
hole1
holey5
holly5
holt1
holy1
hotel5
hotly5
leggy5
loge1
logo1
logy1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
ogle1
oleo1
otology7
teleology9
tell1
theologypangram15
toggle6
toll1
tool1
tootle6
yell1
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