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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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