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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Longest word
idiomatic
9 letters
Top scorer
idiomatic
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
10
6 letters
8
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
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
3
1
1
5
C
3
2
1
6
D
1
2
1
4
I
1
1
1
3
M
9
5
1
1
16
O
1
1
T
1
4
5
Σ
18
10
8
1
1
2
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1am 2at 2
C
ca 2co 4
D
da 1di 2do 1
I
id 2im 1
M
ma 7mi 4mo 5
O
om 1
T
ta 1ti 1to 3

All 40 answers

163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
admit5
amid1
ammo1
atom1
atomic6
cami1
camo1
coma1
comic5
comma5
commit6
dammit6
diatom6
diatomicpangram15
doom1
idiom5
idiomaticpangram16
imam1
macadam7
macadamia9
madam5
maid1
maim1
mama1
mamma5
mica1
midi1
mimic5
mitt1
moat1
momma5
mood1
moot1
motto5
omit1
tatami6
timid5
tomato6
tomcat6
tomtit6
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