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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 3, 2023

Longest word
moratoria
9 letters
Top scorer
immortal
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
32
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
9
8 letters
9
9 letters
3

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
3
1
1
1
9
I
2
1
2
5
L
6
1
1
1
9
M
5
2
5
2
1
15
O
2
1
3
R
6
2
1
1
10
T
8
6
5
1
1
2
23
Σ
32
12
9
9
9
3
74

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 2al 1ar 3at 3
I
im 4io 1
L
la 2li 7
M
ma 8mi 5mo 2
O
ol 1om 1or 1
R
ra 4ri 3ro 3
T
ta 6ti 3to 6tr 8

All 74 answers

315 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aioli5
airmail7
alit1
aria1
aril1
armorial8
atilt5
atria5
atrial6
imam1
imitator8
immoral7
immortalpangram15
iota1
lair1
lariat6
liar1
lilt1
lima1
limit5
limo1
lira1
littoral8
mail1
maillot7
mailroom8
maim1
malaria7
malarial8
marital7
martial7
militia7
mill1
mirror6
mitral6
mitt1
moil1
moratoria9
olio1
omit1
oratorio8
rail1
raita5
ratio5
rattail7
rial1
rill1
riot1
roil1
roti1
rototill8
tail1
tailor6
tali1
tallit6
tamari6
tatami6
tiara5
till1
tilt1
toil1
tomatillo9
tomtit6
tori1
torii5
tortilla8
trail5
trait5
traitor7
trattoria9
trial5
trill5
trim1
trio1
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