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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Longest word
idiomatic
9 letters
Top scorer
idiomatic
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
2
1
3
C
7
6
1
14
D
2
1
3
1
7
I
1
2
1
1
5
M
3
2
5
O
1
1
2
T
3
4
1
8
Σ
19
12
9
2
1
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1at 2
C
ca 2ci 1co 11
D
di 3do 4
I
id 4io 1
M
mo 5
O
oc 1om 1
T
ta 2to 6

All 44 answers

178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
atom1
atomic6
cacao5
camo1
ciao1
coat1
coati5
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
coda1
coma1
comic5
comma5
commit6
coot1
diatom6
diatomicpangram15
ditto5
dodo1
doodad6
doom1
dotcom6
idiom5
idiomaticpangram16
idiot5
idiotic7
iota1
moat1
momma5
mood1
moot1
motto5
octad5
omit1
taco1
tattoo6
toad1
toccata7
tomato6
tomcat6
tomtit6
toot1
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