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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 31, 2024

Longest word
graffitiing
11 letters
Top scorer
graffitiing
18 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
14
5 letters
4
6 letters
11
7 letters
9
8 letters
9
9 letters
1
10 letters
1
11 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
Σ
A
1
–
2
1
–
–
–
–
4
F
6
2
6
3
5
–
–
–
22
G
2
2
–
2
3
–
–
1
10
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
3
–
1
3
1
–
–
–
8
T
1
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
14
4
11
9
9
1
1
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 3an 1
F
fa 10fi 5fr 7
G
ga 1gi 2gr 7
I
in 2
N
na 1
R
ra 3ri 5
T
ta 2ti 1

All 50 answers

300 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
affair6
affiant7
antifa6
faint5
fainting8
fair1
fang1
fanning7
farina6
faring6
fart1
★fartingpangram14
fating6
fiat1
fifing6
fining6
firing6
fitting7
frag1
fragging8
fragrant8
frat1
friar5
fringing8
frittata8
gaff1
gift1
gifting7
graffiti8
★graffitiingpangram18
graft5
★graftingpangram15
griffin7
grift5
grifting8
infant6
infringing10
naif1
raffia6
raft1
★raftingpangram14
riff1
riffing7
riffraff8
rift1
rifting7
tariff6
★tariffingpangram16
tiff1
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