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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 25, 2024

Longest word
leitmotif
9 letters
Top scorer
leitmotif
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
23
5 letters
5
6 letters
6
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
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
E
1
1
F
16
4
3
23
L
4
1
1
1
1
8
M
1
1
2
T
2
1
3
Σ
23
5
6
1
1
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ef 1
F
fe 7fi 7fl 4fo 5
L
le 3li 4lo 1
M
mi 1mo 1
T
te 1ti 1to 1

All 37 answers

115 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
effete6
feel1
feet1
fell1
felt1
femme5
fete1
fettle6
fief1
fife1
file1
filet5
fill1
fillet6
film1
flee1
fleet5
flit1
floe1
foil1
folio5
fool1
foot1
footie6
left1
leftie6
leitmotifpangram16
life1
lifetime8
lift1
liftoff7
loft1
miff1
motif5
teff1
tiff1
toffee6
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