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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 25, 2021

Longest word
mitigate
8 letters
Top scorer
megabit
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
14
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 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
Σ
A
–
2
–
1
–
3
B
2
1
2
–
–
5
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
G
2
1
1
1
–
5
I
3
2
1
1
–
7
M
5
–
–
1
1
7
T
1
2
2
1
–
6
Σ
14
8
6
5
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2am 1
B
ba 2be 1bi 2
E
em 1
G
ga 2gi 3
I
ia 2im 4it 1
M
ma 2me 1mi 4
T
ta 2te 1ti 3

All 34 answers

140 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agita5
agitate7
ambit5
baggie6
bait1
beige5
biggie6
bite1
emit1
gait1
gambit6
gibe1
gigabit7
gimme5
iamb1
iambi5
image5
imam1
imbibe6
imitate7
item1
magi1
maim1
★megabitpangram14
mime1
mite1
mitigate8
mitt1
taiga5
tatami6
teatime7
tibia5
tibiae6
time1
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