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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 14, 2026

Longest word
intimidating
12 letters
Top scorer
intimidating
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
15
6 letters
12
7 letters
10
8 letters
3
9 letters
5
10 letters
2
11 letters
1
12 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
10
11
12
Σ
A
1
4
1
1
2
9
D
1
1
3
1
6
G
2
1
3
I
1
1
2
1
1
6
M
10
8
5
5
2
1
1
1
33
N
1
1
T
1
3
4
Σ
13
15
12
10
3
5
2
1
1
62

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 5ai 1am 1an 2
D
da 5di 1
G
ga 3
I
im 4in 2
M
ma 21mi 12
N
na 1
T
ta 2ti 2

All 62 answers

363 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adamant7
adman5
admin5
admit5
admittingpangram16
aiming6
amid1
anima5
animating9
damaging8
damming7
dammit6
damn1
damning7
dimming7
gamin5
gaming6
gamma5
imaging7
imagining9
imam1
imitating9
intimating10
intimidatingpangram19
madam5
madman6
magi1
magma5
maid1
maim1
maiming7
main1
maintain8
maintaining11
mama1
mamma5
managing8
mandatingpangram16
manga5
mania5
manna5
manning7
manta5
mating6
matting7
midi1
miming6
mind1
minding7
mini1
minim5
minima6
mining6
mint1
minting7
mitigating10
mitt1
naming6
taming6
tatami6
timid5
timing6
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