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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Longest word
confounded
10 letters
Top scorer
confounded
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
12
6 letters
12
7 letters
7
8 letters
6
9 letters
2
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
6
6
4
3
4
1
1
25
D
1
2
2
2
1
1
9
E
1
2
1
4
F
1
2
3
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
8
12
12
7
6
2
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2co 20cu 3
D
de 8du 1
E
ed 2en 2
F
fe 3
N
ne 1no 1
O
on 1ou 1
U
un 3

All 48 answers

279 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cede1
ceded5
cocoon6
cocooned8
code1
coded5
codon5
coed1
coffee6
cofound7
cofoundedpangram16
concede7
conceded8
condo5
condone7
condoned8
cone1
coned5
confound8
confoundedpangram17
conned6
cooed5
cued1
cuff1
cuffed6
deco1
decode6
decoded7
deduce6
deduced7
denounce8
denounced9
deuce5
dunce5
educe5
educed6
encode6
encoded7
fecund6
fence5
fenced6
neocon6
nonce5
once1
ounce5
unceded7
uncuff6
uncuffed8
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