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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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