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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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