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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 28, 2023

Longest word
enticement
10 letters
Top scorer
excitement
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
15
5 letters
6
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
10 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
Σ
C
1
1
2
E
2
3
1
2
8
I
1
3
1
1
1
7
M
5
2
2
9
N
5
1
1
7
T
4
2
1
7
Σ
15
6
8
3
4
1
3
40

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2
E
em 2en 3ex 3
I
ic 1im 2in 4
M
me 1mi 8
N
ne 2ni 5
T
te 4ti 3

All 40 answers

192 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cement6
cent1
eminence8
eminent7
entente7
entice6
enticement10
excitementpangram17
extent6
extinct7
icemen6
imminence9
imminent8
incite6
incitement10
innie5
intent6
mentee6
mien1
mince5
mine1
mini1
minim5
mint1
minx1
mitten6
nene1
next1
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
teen1
tenement8
tenet5
tent1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
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