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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 22, 2023

Longest word
leitmotif
9 letters
Top scorer
leitmotif
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
27
5 letters
10
6 letters
6
7 letters
0
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
1
2
F
1
1
2
I
1
1
L
3
1
1
1
6
M
17
6
4
27
O
1
1
1
3
T
3
1
1
5
Σ
27
10
6
0
2
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

E
em 2
F
fe 1fi 1
I
it 1
L
le 1li 4lo 1
M
me 7mi 8mo 12
O
om 3
T
te 1ti 1to 3

All 46 answers

145 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
emit1
emote5
femme5
film1
item1
leitmotifpangram16
lifetime8
lime1
limit5
limo1
loom1
meet1
melee5
melt1
meme1
memo1
mete1
mettle6
miff1
mile1
mill1
millet6
mime1
mimeo5
mite1
mitt1
moil1
mole1
moll1
molt1
moot1
mote1
motel5
motet5
motif5
motile6
mottle6
motto5
omelet6
omelette8
omit1
teem1
time1
tome1
tomtit6
totem5
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