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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Longest word
intimacy
8 letters
Top scorer
intimacy
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
11
5 letters
10
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
A
2
2
C
1
2
1
4
I
1
1
2
M
9
8
3
1
1
22
T
1
1
Σ
11
10
6
2
2
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1an 1
C
ca 4
I
im 1in 1
M
ma 11mi 10my 1
T
ta 1

All 31 answers

134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
amity5
anima5
caiman6
cami1
catmint7
cayman6
imam1
intimacypangram15
maim1
main1
maintain8
mama1
mamma5
mania5
maniac6
manic5
manna5
manta5
many1
mica1
mimic5
mini1
minicam7
minim5
minima6
mint1
minty5
minyan6
mitt1
myna1
tatami6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.