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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Longest word
noncombatant
12 letters
Top scorer
noncombatant
19 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
14
5 letters
9
6 letters
9
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 letters
0
12 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
11
12
Σ
A
2
2
B
2
3
1
6
C
3
2
2
1
1
9
M
6
7
1
14
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
T
1
2
3
Σ
14
9
9
2
1
1
0
0
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1at 1
B
ba 2bo 4
C
ca 2co 7
M
ma 7mo 7
N
no 2
O
ot 1
T
to 3

All 37 answers

170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
atom1
bamboo6
bantam6
boatman7
bomb1
boom1
bottom6
camo1
catacomb8
coma1
comb1
combat6
combatantpangram16
combo5
comma5
common6
mama1
mamba5
mambo5
mamma5
mammon6
manna5
manta5
moan1
moat1
momma5
mono1
moon1
moot1
motto5
noncom6
noncombatantpangram19
ottoman7
tomato6
tomb1
tomcat6
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