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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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