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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Longest word
infirmary
9 letters
Top scorer
infirmary
16 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
11
5 letters
9
6 letters
7
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
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
2
F
1
1
2
I
2
1
3
M
4
4
3
1
12
N
4
2
6
R
2
1
3
Y
1
1
Σ
11
9
7
0
1
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1an 1
F
fa 2
I
in 3
M
ma 6mi 5my 1
N
na 5ni 1
R
ra 3
Y
ya 1

All 29 answers

122 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airman6
anima5
fanny5
farina6
infamy6
infirm6
infirmarypangram16
main1
mania5
manna5
many1
marina6
marinara8
mini1
minim5
minima6
minyan6
mirin5
myna1
naan1
naif1
nana1
nanny5
nary1
ninny5
rain1
rainy5
rani1
yarn1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.