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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 2, 2024

Longest word
comically
9 letters
Top scorer
comically
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
12
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
A
2
1
3
C
5
3
2
1
1
12
I
1
1
L
5
2
7
M
9
7
1
17
Σ
22
12
3
2
0
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1am 2
C
ca 4cl 3co 5
I
im 1
L
la 1li 2ll 1lo 3
M
ma 8mi 3mo 6

All 40 answers

130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acclaim7
ammo1
amyl1
calm1
calmly6
cami1
camo1
claim5
clam1
clammy6
coma1
comic5
comical7
comicallypangram16
comma5
imam1
lama1
lima1
limo1
llama5
loam1
loamy5
loom1
mail1
maim1
malic5
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mayo1
mica1
mill1
mimic5
moil1
moll1
molly5
momma5
mommy5
moola5
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