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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
megahit
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
28
5 letters
10
6 letters
5
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
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
3
E
1
1
1
1
4
G
4
1
1
6
H
3
1
2
1
7
I
1
1
1
3
M
11
1
1
1
14
T
7
4
1
1
1
14
Σ
28
10
5
4
3
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2ah 1
E
ei 3em 1
G
ga 4gh 1gi 1
H
ha 2he 5
I
im 2it 1
M
ma 3me 8mi 3
T
ta 1te 7th 4ti 2

All 51 answers

176 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agate5
agitate7
ahem1
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
emit1
gage1
game1
gamete6
gate1
ghee1
gimme5
hamate6
hate1
heat1
heath5
height6
hematite8
heme1
image5
imitate7
item1
mage1
mate1
matte5
meat1
meet1
mega1
megahitpangram14
meme1
meta1
mete1
meth1
mime1
mite1
mitigate8
tame1
team1
teammate8
teat1
teatime7
teem1
teeth5
teethe6
thee1
them1
theme5
theta5
time1
tithe5
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