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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Longest word
impartial
9 letters
Top scorer
impartial
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
24
5 letters
8
6 letters
8
7 letters
9
8 letters
2
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
2
1
4
I
3
1
4
L
2
2
P
14
5
3
5
1
28
R
2
2
4
T
6
2
1
1
10
Σ
24
8
8
9
2
1
52

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 3ar 1
I
im 4
L
la 1li 1
P
pa 15pi 6pl 2pr 5
R
ra 4
T
ta 5ti 2tr 3

All 52 answers

207 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apart5
appall6
apparat7
armpit6
impair6
impala6
impart6
impartialpangram16
lamp1
limp1
pail1
pair1
palapa6
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
palm1
palp1
pampa5
papa1
papal5
papilla7
part1
partial7
partita7
pill1
pillar6
pimp1
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
plait5
plat1
pram1
prat1
prim1
primal6
primp5
ramp1
rampart7
rapt1
rattrap7
taillamp8
tamp1
tapa1
tapir5
tarp1
tilapia7
tipi1
tramp5
trap1
trip1
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