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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 14, 2023

Longest word
dominion
8 letters
Top scorer
mandolin
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
12
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
A
1
2
1
4
D
7
2
3
1
1
14
I
1
1
2
4
L
3
3
M
6
4
1
2
2
15
N
1
3
4
Σ
19
12
7
3
3
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 2al 1am 1
D
da 1di 5do 8
I
id 2in 2
L
la 2lo 1
M
ma 6mi 4mo 5
N
na 2no 2

All 44 answers

173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adman5
admin5
almond6
amid1
damn1
dial1
diamond7
dildo5
dill1
dino1
dodo1
doll1
dolma5
domain6
dominion8
domino6
doodad6
doom1
idiom5
idol1
inlaid6
inland6
laid1
land1
load1
madam5
madman6
maid1
mainland8
mandala7
mandolinpangram15
midi1
midland7
mild1
mind1
modal5
mold1
monad5
mondo5
mood1
nada1
naiad5
nodal5
nomad5
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