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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 24, 2023

Longest word
anagramming
11 letters
Top scorer
immigrating
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
11
6 letters
19
7 letters
16
8 letters
5
9 letters
7
10 letters
4
11 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
10
11
Σ
A
1
3
1
1
1
7
G
2
2
2
1
1
8
I
1
1
3
1
1
7
M
9
8
9
8
3
3
2
1
43
N
1
1
R
2
2
T
2
4
3
2
11
Σ
14
11
19
16
5
7
4
3
79

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 2an 4ar 1
G
ga 3gr 5
I
im 6in 1
M
ma 30mi 13
N
na 1
R
ra 1ri 1
T
ta 5ti 1tr 5

All 79 answers

506 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aiming6
airman6
anagram7
anagramming11
anima5
animating9
arming6
gamin5
gaming6
gamma5
gram1
gramma6
grammar7
grammarian10
grim1
imaging7
imagining9
imam1
imitating9
immigrantpangram16
immigratingpangram18
intimating10
magi1
magma5
maim1
maiming7
main1
maintain8
maintaining11
mama1
mamma5
managing8
manga5
mania5
manna5
manning7
manta5
mantra6
margarita9
margin6
margining9
marina6
marinara8
marinatingpangram17
marm1
marring7
mart1
martian7
martin6
martini7
mating6
matting7
migrantpangram14
migratingpangram16
miming6
mini1
minim5
minima6
mining6
mint1
minting7
mirin5
miring6
mitigating10
mitt1
naming6
ramming7
rimming7
tamari6
tamarin7
taming6
tangram7
tatami6
timing6
tram1
trigram7
trim1
trimaran8
trimming8
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