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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 24, 2022

Longest word
nametape
8 letters
Top scorer
pavement
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
9
6 letters
6
7 letters
3
8 letters
4

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
2
1
4
E
1
1
2
M
9
6
1
1
17
N
1
1
2
P
1
3
1
5
T
5
1
2
8
V
1
1
Σ
17
9
6
3
4
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1ap 2at 1
E
em 1en 1
M
ma 9me 8
N
na 2
P
pa 3pe 2
T
ta 2te 6
V
va 1

All 39 answers

158 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
amen1
apeman6
apemen6
attempt7
emanate7
enema5
mama1
mamma5
manatee7
mane1
manna5
manta5
mate1
matte5
maven5
mean1
meant5
meat1
meet1
meme1
mentee6
meta1
mete1
name1
nametape8
pampa5
panama6
pavementpangram15
penman6
penmen6
tame1
tamp1
team1
teammate8
teem1
temp1
tempt5
tenement8
vamp1
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