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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 19, 2020

Longest word
tarmacadam
10 letters
Top scorer
dramatic
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
15
5 letters
6
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
A
1
1
1
3
C
2
2
D
1
1
1
1
4
I
1
1
M
8
3
2
1
1
15
R
1
1
T
2
1
2
1
1
7
Σ
15
6
7
2
1
1
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1am 1ar 1
C
ca 1cr 1
D
da 1dr 3
I
im 1
M
ma 10mi 5
R
ra 1
T
ta 3ti 1tr 3

All 33 answers

135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
admit5
amid1
armada6
cami1
cram1
dammit6
dram1
drama5
dramaticpangram15
imam1
macadam7
macadamia9
madam5
maid1
maim1
mama1
mamma5
maraca6
marm1
mart1
mica1
midair6
midi1
mimic5
mitt1
ramada6
tarmac6
tarmacadam10
tatami6
timid5
tram1
tramcar7
trim1
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