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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 6, 2022

Longest word
impenitent
10 letters
Top scorer
omnipotent
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
28
5 letters
10
6 letters
9
7 letters
8
8 letters
6
9 letters
0
10 letters
3

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
E
1
1
3
5
I
1
2
1
4
M
16
5
6
2
1
30
N
1
1
O
2
1
1
1
5
P
4
2
1
1
1
9
T
4
4
1
1
10
Σ
28
10
9
8
6
0
3
64

Two-letter pairs

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

E
em 4ep 1
I
im 3it 1
M
me 7mi 11mo 12
N
no 1
O
oi 1om 3on 1
P
pe 2pi 3po 4
T
te 6ti 1to 3

All 64 answers

301 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eminent7
emit1
emote5
emotion7
epitome7
imminent8
impenitent10
impotentpangram15
item1
meet1
meme1
memento7
memo1
mentee6
mention7
mete1
mien1
mime1
mimeo5
mine1
mini1
minim5
minion6
mint1
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
moment6
mono1
monotone8
monte5
moon1
moot1
mope1
moppet6
mote1
motet5
motion6
motto5
nominee7
ointment8
omen1
omit1
omnipotentpangram17
onetime7
penmen6
pentimentopangram17
pimentopangram14
pimientopangram15
pimp1
poem1
pome1
pomp1
pompom6
teem1
temp1
tempi5
tempo5
tempt5
tenement8
time1
tome1
tomtit6
totem5
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