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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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