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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 1, 2023

Longest word
domiciled
9 letters
Top scorer
domiciled
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
24
5 letters
15
6 letters
13
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
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
C
1
2
2
5
D
5
1
4
1
1
12
E
1
1
2
I
1
1
L
3
1
1
5
M
15
9
7
3
34
Σ
24
15
13
5
1
1
59

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 1co 4
D
de 4di 2do 6
E
em 2
I
id 1
L
li 3lo 2
M
me 11mi 11mo 12

All 59 answers

250 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
clime5
come1
comedic7
comic5
commode7
deem1
deemed6
demo1
demoed6
dime1
dimmed6
dome1
domed5
domicilepangram15
domiciledpangram16
doom1
doomed6
emcee5
emceed6
idiom5
lime1
limed5
limo1
loom1
loomed6
meddle6
meddled7
medic5
medico6
meld1
melded6
melee5
melodicpangram14
meme1
memed5
memo1
mice1
middle6
midi1
mild1
mile1
mill1
milled6
mime1
mimed5
mimeo5
mimic5
mode1
model5
modeled7
modem5
moil1
moiled6
mold1
molded6
mole1
moll1
mood1
mooed5
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