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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Longest word
defatted
8 letters
Top scorer
fixated
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
7
6 letters
14
7 letters
3
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
D
5
2
2
2
11
E
2
3
5
F
6
3
3
1
13
I
1
1
2
T
9
2
4
1
16
Σ
22
7
14
3
2
48

Two-letter pairs

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

A
at 1
D
da 4de 5di 2
E
ed 2ef 1ex 2
F
fa 3fe 6fi 4
I
id 2
T
ta 6te 5ti 5

All 48 answers

185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ataxia6
daft1
data1
date1
dated5
defat5
defatted8
defeat6
defeated8
deft1
diet1
dieted6
edit1
edited6
effete6
exit1
exited6
fate1
fated5
fatted6
feat1
feet1
feta1
fete1
feted5
fetid5
fiat1
fitted6
fixate6
fixatedpangram14
ideate6
ideated7
taffeta7
tatted6
taxa1
taxed5
taxi1
taxied6
teat1
teed1
teff1
text1
texted6
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tiff1
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