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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Longest word
undecided
9 letters
Top scorer
included
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
13
6 letters
14
7 letters
11
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
C
3
1
2
2
8
D
4
3
6
3
16
E
4
3
7
I
1
2
1
4
L
4
1
1
1
7
N
2
1
1
1
5
U
3
2
1
1
7
Σ
13
13
14
11
2
1
54

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1cl 2cu 5
D
de 7du 9
E
ed 2el 2en 3
I
in 4
L
le 1li 1lu 5
N
nu 5
U
un 7

All 54 answers

278 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cellule7
clue1
clued5
cuddle6
cuddled7
cued1
cull1
culled6
deduce6
deduced7
delude6
deluded7
denude6
denuded7
deuce5
dude1
duded5
duel1
dueled6
dull1
dulled6
dunce5
dune1
dunned6
educe5
educed6
elude5
eluded6
endue5
endued6
ennui5
includepangram14
includedpangram15
induce6
induced7
leucine7
lieu1
lucid5
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
lune1
nuclei6
nucleic7
nude1
nudie5
null1
unceded7
uncle5
undecided9
undid5
undue5
unlined7
unneeded8
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