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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Longest word
proportion
10 letters
Top scorer
promotion
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
25
5 letters
17
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
8 letters
0
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
I
1
1
1
1
4
M
2
4
1
1
8
N
3
1
4
P
6
7
3
1
1
1
19
R
5
1
1
7
T
8
3
2
1
14
Σ
25
17
8
4
0
1
1
56

Two-letter pairs

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

I
im 2in 1ir 1
M
mi 3mo 5
N
ni 1no 3
P
po 5pr 14
R
ri 1ro 6
T
to 7tr 7

All 56 answers

212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
import6
imprint7
intro5
iron1
minor5
mirin5
mirror6
monitor7
moor1
morn1
moron5
motor5
nitro5
noir1
nori1
norm1
poor1
porn1
porno5
port1
portion7
prim1
primo5
primp5
print5
prion5
prior5
prom1
promo5
promotionpangram16
prompt6
pronto6
prop1
proportion10
proton6
riot1
romp1
room1
root1
roti1
rotini6
rotor5
tori1
torii5
torn1
toro1
torpor6
tort1
tortoni7
trim1
trio1
trip1
triton6
tromp5
troop5
trot1
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