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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 19, 2022

Longest word
imminence
9 letters
Top scorer
menacing
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
10
6 letters
15
7 letters
3
8 letters
5
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
3
1
2
6
C
4
1
6
1
12
E
1
1
3
5
I
1
2
1
4
M
3
5
3
2
2
15
N
1
1
1
3
Σ
11
10
15
3
5
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 5an 1
C
ca 11ci 1
E
em 3en 2
I
ic 3im 1
M
ma 6me 3mi 6
N
ni 3

All 45 answers

228 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acing5
acme1
acne1
anemic6
cage1
caging6
caiman6
came1
cami1
cancan6
cane1
canine6
caning6
canna5
canning7
cinema6
emcee5
emceeing8
eminence8
encage6
encaging8
iceman6
icemen6
icing5
imminence9
mace1
macing6
magic5
magician8
maniac6
manic5
mecca5
menace6
menacingpangram15
mica1
mice1
mimic5
mince5
mincing7
minicam7
niacin6
nice1
niece5
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