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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Longest word
militiaman
10 letters
Top scorer
implant
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
16
5 letters
15
6 letters
15
7 letters
9
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
A
2
3
2
7
I
1
2
3
L
3
1
1
3
8
M
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
15
N
3
1
2
6
P
4
3
7
1
1
16
T
1
2
1
1
5
Σ
16
15
15
9
3
1
1
60

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 5ap 1at 1
I
im 1in 2
L
la 5li 3
M
ma 8mi 7
N
na 6
P
pa 6pi 4pl 6
T
ta 2ti 3

All 60 answers

294 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
anima5
animal6
annal5
anti1
apian5
attain6
implantpangram14
inapt5
initial7
lain1
lamina6
laminal7
lanai5
lantana7
liminal7
limn1
lint1
mailman7
main1
maintain8
mammalian9
mania5
manila6
manna5
manta5
militant8
militiaman10
mini1
minim5
minima6
minimal7
mint1
naan1
nail1
nana1
napalm6
natal5
natant6
pain1
paint5
panama6
panini6
pant1
patina6
pinata6
pint1
pintail7
pippin6
plain5
plaint6
plan1
plant5
plantain8
pliant6
taint5
tannin6
timpani7
tint1
titan5
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