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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 18, 2024

Longest word
intimidation
12 letters
Top scorer
intimidation
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
12
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
10 letters
2
11 letters
1
12 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
11
12
Σ
A
1
3
1
1
1
7
D
6
1
5
1
3
1
1
18
I
2
1
3
M
4
3
1
8
N
1
2
1
4
T
1
1
2
Σ
13
12
6
2
4
1
2
1
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 6am 1
D
da 4di 5do 9
I
id 2in 1
M
ma 3mi 2mo 3
N
na 2no 2
T
ti 1to 1

All 42 answers

249 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adamant7
addition8
adman5
admin5
admit5
admonitionpangram17
amid1
dammit6
damn1
damnationpangram16
data1
diamond7
diatom6
dino1
dint1
ditto5
dodo1
domain6
dominantpangram15
dominationpangram17
dominion8
domino6
donation8
doodad6
doom1
idiom5
idiot5
intimidationpangram19
madam5
madman6
maid1
midi1
mind1
monad5
mondo5
mood1
nada1
naiad5
nomad5
nondominantpangram18
timid5
toad1
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