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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 16, 2023

Longest word
immaturity
10 letters
Top scorer
immaturity
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
12
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
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
A
1
3
1
5
I
1
1
2
M
3
1
1
5
R
3
1
1
5
T
6
6
4
1
17
Y
1
1
2
Σ
12
12
7
3
1
0
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1ar 1at 3
I
im 1it 1
M
ma 3mi 1mu 1
R
ra 4ru 1
T
ta 7ti 1tr 6tu 3
Y
yt 1yu 1

All 36 answers

167 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
amity5
arty1
atria5
atrium6
attar5
immaturitypangram17
itty1
mart1
martyr6
maturitypangram15
mitt1
mutt1
raita5
rarity6
ratatat7
ratty5
rutty5
tamari6
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatami6
tatty5
taut1
tiara5
trait5
tram1
trauma6
tray1
trim1
tritium7
tummy5
tutti5
tutu1
yttrium7
yurt1
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