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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 4, 2023

Longest word
bigheaded
9 letters
Top scorer
bigheaded
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
7
5 letters
7
6 letters
13
7 letters
3
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
A
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
B
5
4
10
3
1
1
24
D
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
G
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
7
7
13
3
1
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 3
B
ba 11be 8bi 5
D
da 1
E
eb 1
G
ga 1gi 2

All 32 answers

172 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abed1
abide5
abided6
baaed5
baba1
babe1
babied6
baddie6
bade1
badge5
badged6
baggage7
bagged6
baggie6
bead1
beaded6
bedded6
bedhead7
begged6
behead6
beheaded8
beige5
bide1
bided5
biggie6
★bigheadpangram14
★bigheadedpangram16
dabbed6
ebbed5
gabbed6
gibe1
gibed5
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