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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Longest word
unclenched
10 letters
Top scorer
unclenched
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
8
6 letters
7
7 letters
5
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
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
C
1
1
2
D
1
1
2
1
5
E
2
2
4
H
2
1
3
L
2
1
1
4
N
4
2
1
7
U
2
1
3
1
7
Σ
7
8
7
5
4
0
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 2
D
de 2du 3
E
en 3eu 1
H
he 1hu 2
L
le 1lu 3
N
ne 5nu 2
U
un 7

All 32 answers

180 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
clench6
clenched8
denude6
denuded7
dunce5
dune1
dunned6
ended5
endue5
endued6
eunuch6
hence5
hunch5
hunched7
lend1
lunch5
lunchedpangram14
lune1
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
nene1
nude1
null1
unceded7
uncle5
unclench8
unclenchedpangram17
undue5
unheeded8
unneeded8
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