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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 20, 2021

Longest word
matriarch
9 letters
Top scorer
matriarch
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
7
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
4
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
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
C
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
H
1
1
–
–
1
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
M
7
5
2
1
2
1
18
T
2
–
3
1
–
–
6
Σ
13
7
5
2
4
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 1
C
ca 1ch 1cr 1
H
ha 3
I
im 1
M
ma 14mi 4
T
ta 3tr 3

All 32 answers

140 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
armchair8
cami1
charm5
cram1
hamartia8
haram5
harm1
imam1
mahatma7
mahimahi8
maim1
mama1
mamma5
maraca6
march5
mariachi8
marm1
mart1
match5
matcha6
math1
★matriarchpangram16
mica1
mimic5
mirth5
mitt1
tamari6
tarmac6
tatami6
tram1
tramcar7
trim1
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