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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 21, 2024

Longest word
mitigate
8 letters
Top scorer
megabit
14 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
9
5 letters
11
6 letters
5
7 letters
4
8 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
Σ
A
2
1
3
B
4
2
1
7
G
6
2
2
1
11
I
1
1
M
3
1
1
1
6
T
1
1
2
Σ
9
11
5
4
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 3
B
ba 2be 4bi 1
G
ga 8gi 3
I
im 1
M
ma 3me 2mi 1
T
ta 1te 1

All 30 answers

137 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agate5
agita5
agitate7
baggage7
baggie6
begat5
begem5
beget5
beige5
biggie6
gaga1
gage1
gait1
gambit6
game1
gamete6
gamma5
gate1
gibe1
gigabit7
gimme5
image5
mage1
magi1
magma5
mega1
megabitpangram14
mitigate8
taiga5
teabag6
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