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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Longest word
moratoria
9 letters
Top scorer
aromatic
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
21
5 letters
12
6 letters
13
7 letters
2
8 letters
4
9 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
Σ
A
2
2
1
1
6
C
4
3
1
1
9
I
1
1
2
M
9
7
4
1
1
1
23
O
1
1
R
2
1
3
T
2
6
1
9
Σ
21
12
13
2
4
1
53

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1ar 3at 2
C
ca 3co 5cr 1
I
im 2
M
ma 8mi 5mo 10
O
om 1
R
ro 3
T
ta 3to 3tr 3

All 53 answers

221 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
armor5
aroma5
aromaticpangram15
atom1
atomic6
cami1
camo1
carom5
coatroom8
coma1
comic5
comma5
commit6
cram1
imam1
imitator8
macro5
maim1
mama1
mamma5
maraca6
marm1
marmot6
mart1
mica1
micro5
mimic5
mirror6
mitt1
moat1
momma5
moor1
moot1
moratoria9
morocco7
mortar6
motor5
motorcar8
motto5
omit1
roam1
romcom6
room1
tamari6
tarmac6
tatami6
tomato6
tomcat6
tomtit6
tram1
tramcar7
trim1
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