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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Longest word
moratoria
9 letters
Top scorer
motivator
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
16
5 letters
8
6 letters
7
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
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
2
4
I
1
1
2
M
8
4
3
2
17
O
1
1
R
2
2
T
2
4
6
V
2
2
Σ
16
8
7
0
1
2
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1ar 2at 1
I
im 2
M
ma 6mi 2mo 9
O
om 1
R
ro 2
T
ta 2to 2tr 2
V
vo 1vr 1

All 34 answers

131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
armor5
aroma5
atom1
imam1
imitator8
maim1
mama1
mamma5
marm1
marmot6
mart1
mirror6
mitt1
moat1
momma5
moor1
moot1
moratoria9
mortar6
motivatorpangram16
motor5
motto5
omit1
roam1
room1
tamari6
tatami6
tomato6
tomtit6
tram1
trim1
vomit5
vroom5
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