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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Longest word
flatfeet
8 letters
Top scorer
plateful
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
23
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
6
8 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
E
1
1
F
16
7
2
3
1
29
L
2
1
3
P
3
1
4
T
2
1
1
4
Σ
23
7
4
6
2
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1
E
ef 1
F
fa 6fe 11fl 10fu 2
L
le 3
P
pe 1pf 1pl 1pu 1
T
ta 1te 1tu 2

All 42 answers

147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfalfa7
effete6
falafel7
fall1
fatal5
fate1
fateful7
fault5
feat1
feel1
feet1
fell1
fella5
fellate7
felt1
feta1
fetal5
fete1
fettle6
flap1
flat1
flatfeet8
flauta6
flea1
flee1
fleet5
flue1
fluff5
flute5
fuel1
full1
leaf1
leaflet7
left1
pelf1
pfft1
platefulpangram15
puff1
taffeta7
teff1
tuffet6
tuft1
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