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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Longest word
immediacy
9 letters
Top scorer
immediacy
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 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
9
Σ
A
2
1
2
2
7
C
2
2
D
3
4
7
E
2
1
1
4
I
1
1
2
M
11
9
4
1
1
26
Σ
19
12
9
4
2
2
48

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 5ai 1am 1
C
ca 2
D
da 2de 2di 3
E
ed 2em 2
I
im 2
M
ma 13me 6mi 7

All 48 answers

202 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
academe7
academia8
academic8
academy7
acme1
aimed5
amid1
came1
cami1
dame1
dammed6
deem1
deemed6
diadem6
dime1
dimmed6
edamame7
edema5
emcee5
emceed6
imam1
immediacypangram16
macadam7
macadamia9
mace1
maced5
madam5
madame6
made1
maid1
maim1
maimed6
mama1
mamma5
mayday6
mead1
mecca5
media5
medic5
meme1
memed5
mica1
mice1
midday6
midi1
mime1
mimed5
mimic5
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