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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Longest word
intimidating
12 letters
Top scorer
intimidating
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
7
6 letters
7
7 letters
8
8 letters
1
9 letters
3
10 letters
0
11 letters
0
12 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
11
12
Σ
A
1
3
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
8
D
5
1
3
5
1
–
–
–
–
15
G
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
I
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
2
M
3
1
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
7
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
10
7
7
8
1
3
0
0
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 6ai 1am 1
D
da 8di 7
G
ga 1
I
in 2
M
ma 4mi 3
N
na 2
T
ti 2

All 37 answers

211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adamant7
adding6
adman5
admin5
admit5
★admittingpangram16
aiding6
amid1
damaging8
damming7
dammit6
damn1
damning7
dang1
data1
dating6
digging7
digit5
dimming7
ding1
dinging7
dining6
dint1
gadding7
indignant9
★intimidatingpangram19
madam5
madman6
maid1
★mandatingpangram16
midi1
mind1
minding7
nada1
naiad5
tiding6
timid5
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