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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
weighty
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
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
E
–
1
2
–
1
1
5
G
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
T
2
4
1
–
–
–
7
W
6
3
1
1
–
–
11
Σ
10
8
5
1
1
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ei 4ey 1
G
gh 1
H
he 1hi 1
T
te 2th 3ti 2
W
we 3wh 6wi 2

All 26 answers

111 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
eighty6
eyeteeth8
ghee1
height6
high1
teeth5
teethe6
thee1
they1
thigh5
tight5
tithe5
weigh5
weight6
★weightypangram14
whee1
whet1
whew1
whey1
whit1
white5
wight5
with1
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