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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Longest word
demimonde
9 letters
Top scorer
demonized
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
15
6 letters
12
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
3

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
D
5
3
5
2
2
17
E
1
1
2
I
1
1
M
14
10
6
1
1
32
N
1
1
O
1
1
Z
1
1
2
Σ
21
15
12
2
3
3
56

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 9di 2do 6
E
em 2
I
id 1
M
me 8mi 15mo 9
N
no 1
O
om 1
Z
zo 2

All 56 answers

247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deem1
deemed6
demimonde9
demo1
demoed6
demon5
demonizepangram15
demonizedpangram16
denim5
dime1
dimmed6
dome1
domed5
dominion8
domino6
doom1
doomed6
emend5
emended7
idiom5
meme1
memed5
memo1
mend1
mended6
meze1
mezze5
mezzo5
midi1
mien1
mime1
mimed5
mimeo5
mind1
minded6
mine1
mined5
mini1
minim5
minimize8
minimized9
minion6
mizzen6
mode1
modem5
mondo5
monied6
mono1
mood1
mooed5
moon1
mooned6
nominee7
omen1
zoom1
zoomed6
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