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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Longest word
affinity
8 letters
Top scorer
infantry
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
8
6 letters
10
7 letters
2
8 letters
5

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
3
1
1
6
F
5
6
3
1
15
I
1
1
2
4
N
1
1
2
R
3
2
1
6
T
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
12
8
10
2
5
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 5an 1
F
fa 7fi 2fr 6
I
if 1in 3
N
na 1ni 1
R
ra 3ri 3
T
ta 2ti 2

All 37 answers

173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
affair6
affiant7
affinity8
affray6
antifa6
faint5
fair1
fairy5
fanny5
farina6
fart1
fatty5
fiat1
fifty5
frat1
fratty6
fray1
friar5
friary6
frittata8
iffy1
infant6
infantrypangram15
infinity8
naif1
nifty5
raffia6
raft1
ratify6
riff1
riffraff8
rift1
taffy5
tariff6
tiff1
tiffany7
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