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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 24, 2024

Longest word
monomaniac
10 letters
Top scorer
companion
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
14
6 letters
11
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
C
10
10
5
2
2
1
30
I
1
1
1
3
M
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
N
2
1
3
P
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
14
14
11
4
3
2
2
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2an 1
C
ca 14ci 3co 13
I
ic 2io 1
M
ma 2mi 4mo 1
N
ni 2no 1
P
pa 1pi 2po 1

All 50 answers

247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
anionic7
cacao5
caiman6
cami1
camo1
camp1
campo5
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
canon5
canonic7
canopic7
capo1
capon5
ciao1
cinnamon8
cioppino8
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
cocoon6
coin1
coma1
comic5
comma5
common6
comp1
companionpangram16
conic5
coop1
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
maniac6
manic5
mica1
mimic5
minicam7
minicamp8
monomaniac10
niacin6
nincompoop10
noncom6
panic5
pica1
picnic6
poinciana9
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