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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Longest word
impediment
10 letters
Top scorer
impediment
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
12
6 letters
14
7 letters
6
8 letters
5
9 letters
0
10 letters
2

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
D
2
2
3
2
9
E
1
1
4
6
I
1
2
1
2
2
8
M
13
5
5
23
P
1
2
3
T
3
4
2
1
1
11
Σ
21
12
14
6
5
0
2
60

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 7di 2
E
em 6
I
im 7it 1
M
me 8mi 15
P
pe 1pi 2
T
te 8ti 3

All 60 answers

274 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deem1
deemed6
dement6
demented8
demit5
demitted8
denim5
dime1
dimmed6
emend5
emended7
eminent7
emit1
emitted7
emptied7
imminent8
impede6
impeded7
impedimentpangram17
impend6
impended8
impenitent10
item1
meet1
meme1
memed5
mend1
mended6
mentee6
mete1
meted5
midi1
mien1
mime1
mimed5
mind1
minded6
mine1
mined5
mini1
minim5
mint1
minted6
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
penmen6
pimp1
pimped6
teem1
teemed6
temp1
temped6
tempi5
tempt5
tempted7
tenement8
time1
timed5
timid5
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