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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Longest word
legitimize
10 letters
Top scorer
legitimize
17 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
4
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
G
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
I
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
1
3
M
10
2
2
–
–
–
–
14
T
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
15
4
3
1
0
0
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

E
em 1
G
gi 2
I
it 2
L
le 1li 2
M
me 8mi 6
T
te 1ti 1

All 24 answers

77 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
emit1
gimlet6
gimme5
item1
itemize7
★legitimizepangram17
lime1
limit5
meet1
melee5
melt1
meme1
mete1
mettle6
meze1
mezze5
mile1
mill1
millet6
mime1
mite1
mitt1
teem1
time1
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