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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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