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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 28, 2024

Longest word
riffraff
8 letters
Top scorer
variform
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 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
Σ
A
4
2
2
8
F
5
3
8
I
1
1
M
3
3
6
R
2
1
1
4
V
1
1
Σ
15
8
3
0
2
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 4am 1ar 3
F
fa 5fo 2fr 1
I
im 1
M
ma 5mo 1
R
ra 1ri 1ro 2
V
va 1

All 28 answers

96 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
affair6
affirm6
afro1
ammo1
aria1
armor5
aroma5
fair1
farm1
farro5
fava1
favor5
foam1
fora1
friar5
imam1
mafia5
maim1
mama1
mamma5
marm1
momma5
raffia6
riffraff8
roam1
roar1
variformpangram15
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