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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Longest word
marijuana
9 letters
Top scorer
marijuana
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
9
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
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
4
1
1
6
I
1
1
M
4
3
2
1
1
11
N
2
1
3
R
3
3
U
4
1
5
Σ
14
9
3
1
1
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1aj 1an 1ar 2au 1
I
im 1
M
ma 10mi 1
N
na 2ni 1
R
ra 3
U
um 1un 3ur 1

All 29 answers

108 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airman6
ajar1
anima5
aria1
arum1
aura1
imam1
maim1
main1
mama1
mamma5
mania5
manna5
marijuanapangram16
marina6
marinara8
marm1
minima6
naan1
nana1
ninja5
rain1
raja1
rani1
umami5
unarm5
unjam5
unman5
uranium7
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