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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 4, 2023

Longest word
barbarian
9 letters
Top scorer
midbrain
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
10
6 letters
3
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
9 letters
2

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
1
1
B
10
5
2
2
1
2
22
D
2
2
I
1
1
2
M
1
1
2
1
5
N
1
1
R
2
2
Σ
13
10
3
5
2
2
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 1
B
ba 11bi 4br 7
D
dr 2
I
ia 2
M
ma 2mi 3
N
ni 1
R
ra 2

All 35 answers

157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
armband7
baba1
banana6
band1
bandana7
bandanna8
barb1
barbarian9
bard1
barmaid7
barman6
barn1
bind1
bindi5
bird1
birdbrain9
brad1
braid5
brain5
bran1
brand5
briar5
brim1
drab1
drib1
iamb1
iambi5
mamba5
marimba7
midbrainpangram15
midrib6
minibar7
nimbi5
rabbi5
rabid5
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