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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 10, 2021

Longest word
motorboat
9 letters
Top scorer
bathroom
15 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
31
5 letters
23
6 letters
16
7 letters
3
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
7
1
10
B
10
3
5
1
1
20
H
4
4
8
M
4
4
2
1
1
12
O
1
1
2
R
4
2
1
7
T
6
7
3
16
Σ
31
23
16
3
1
1
75

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 3am 1ao 1ar 3at 2
B
ba 4bo 14br 2
H
ha 2ho 6
M
ma 3mo 9
O
oa 1or 1
R
ro 7
T
ta 5th 2to 7tr 2

All 75 answers

287 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abbot5
abhor5
abort5
ammo1
aorta5
arbor5
armor5
aroma5
athrob6
atom1
bamboo6
baobab6
barroom7
bathroompangram15
boar1
boat1
boba1
boho1
bomb1
boob1
booboo6
boohoo6
boom1
boor1
boot1
booth5
both1
bottom6
broom5
broth5
haboob6
harbor6
hoar1
hobo1
hoorah6
hoot1
hora1
horror6
mambo5
mammoth7
marmot6
moat1
momma5
moor1
moot1
mortar6
moth1
motor5
motorboat9
motto5
oath1
orator6
roam1
roar1
robot5
room1
root1
rotator7
rotor5
taboo5
tabor5
taro1
tarot5
tattoo6
throat6
throb5
tomato6
tomb1
toot1
tooth5
torah5
toro1
tort1
trot1
troth5
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