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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 26, 2024

Longest word
immaturity
10 letters
Top scorer
immaturity
17 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
15
5 letters
13
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
6
4
1
11
I
1
1
2
M
4
2
1
1
1
9
R
2
1
1
4
T
4
4
4
12
U
1
1
Σ
15
13
7
2
1
0
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1am 1ar 5at 3au 1
I
im 2
M
ma 9
R
ra 4
T
ta 7ti 1tr 4
U
um 1

All 39 answers

168 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airy1
amity5
aria1
army1
array5
arty1
arum1
atria5
atrium6
attar5
aura1
imam1
immaturitypangram17
maim1
mama1
mamma5
mammary7
marm1
marry5
mart1
martyr6
maturitypangram15
raita5
rarity6
ratatat7
ratty5
tamari6
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatami6
tatty5
taut1
tiara5
trait5
tram1
trauma6
tray1
umami5
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