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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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