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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 10, 2024

Longest word
kitchenette
11 letters
Top scorer
kitchenette
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
14
6 letters
11
7 letters
7
8 letters
1
9 letters
2
10 letters
1
11 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
Σ
C
2
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
5
E
1
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
5
H
2
1
2
–
–
1
–
–
6
I
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
K
3
2
1
2
–
–
–
1
9
N
5
2
–
1
1
1
1
–
11
T
6
5
4
2
–
–
–
–
17
Σ
19
14
11
7
1
2
1
1
56

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ch 3ci 1
E
en 2et 3
H
he 4hi 2
I
in 3
K
ke 3ki 5kn 1
N
ne 3ni 8
T
te 8th 6ti 3

All 56 answers

272 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cent1
check5
cheek5
chicken7
cite1
entente7
entice6
etch1
ethic5
ethnic6
heck1
hectic6
heinie6
hence5
hike1
hitchhike9
incite6
innie5
intent6
keen1
kente5
ketch5
kinetic7
★kitchenpangram14
★kitchenettepangram18
kite1
kitten6
knee1
neck1
necktie7
nene1
nice1
niche5
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
nite1
tech1
techie6
teen1
teeth5
teethe6
tenet5
tent1
tenth5
thee1
then1
thence6
★thickenpangram14
thicket7
thine5
ticket6
tine1
tithe5
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