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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 30, 2024

Longest word
axiomatic
9 letters
Top scorer
axiomatic
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
10
6 letters
8
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
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
A
1
2
3
1
7
C
2
4
1
7
I
2
2
M
4
2
1
7
O
1
1
T
1
2
3
6
Σ
11
10
8
0
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2at 3ax 2
C
ca 2ci 1co 4
I
im 1io 1
M
ma 4mi 3
O
om 1
T
ta 4to 2

All 30 answers

125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
ataxia6
atomic6
attic5
axiom5
axiomaticpangram16
cacti5
cami1
ciao1
coati5
cocci5
comic5
commit6
imam1
iota1
maim1
maxi1
maxim5
maxima6
mica1
mimic5
mitt1
omit1
tacit5
tactic6
tatami6
taxi1
tomtit6
toxic5
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