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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 22, 2024

Longest word
unchecked
9 letters
Top scorer
unchecked
16 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
12
5 letters
10
6 letters
8
7 letters
8
8 letters
3
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
2
2
2
6
D
5
3
5
2
15
E
2
3
5
H
2
1
1
4
K
1
1
N
2
1
1
1
5
U
1
2
2
1
6
Σ
12
10
8
8
3
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 4cu 2
D
de 5du 10
E
ed 2en 2eu 1
H
hu 4
K
ku 1
N
nu 5
U
un 6

All 42 answers

213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chuck5
chucked7
chunk5
chunkedpangram14
cued1
cuke1
deduce6
deduced7
denude6
denuded7
deuce5
duck1
ducked6
dude1
duke1
duked5
dunce5
dune1
dunk1
dunked6
dunned6
educe5
educed6
endue5
endued6
eunuch6
hued1
hunch5
hunched7
hunk1
kudu1
nude1
nuke1
nuked5
nunchuck8
nunchuk7
unceded7
uncheck7
uncheckedpangram16
undue5
unheeded8
unneeded8
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