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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 19, 2021

Longest word
chimichanga
11 letters
Top scorer
chimichanga
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
9
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
A
1
1
2
C
1
1
1
1
4
G
2
1
1
4
H
2
2
I
1
1
1
3
M
6
9
5
4
3
1
28
N
1
1
Σ
8
12
9
9
3
2
0
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1an 1
C
ca 2ch 2
G
ga 3gi 1
H
ha 2
I
im 3
M
ma 19mi 9
N
na 1

All 44 answers

252 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aiming6
anima5
caiman6
cami1
chimichangapangram18
chiming7
gamin5
gaming6
gamma5
gingham7
hamming7
hangman7
imaging7
imagining9
imam1
machiningpangram16
macing6
magi1
magic5
magician8
magma5
mahimahi8
maim1
maiming7
main1
mama1
mamma5
managing8
manga5
mania5
maniac6
manic5
manna5
manning7
mica1
mimic5
miming6
mincing7
mini1
minicam7
minim5
minima6
mining6
naming6
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