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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 5, 2023

Longest word
honeydew
8 letters
Top scorer
honeydew
15 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
11
5 letters
12
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
D
2
2
1
–
–
5
E
–
1
–
1
–
2
H
1
2
–
1
1
5
N
–
1
–
–
–
1
O
1
1
–
–
–
2
W
7
5
6
–
–
18
Σ
11
12
7
2
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 1do 4
E
en 2
H
he 2ho 3
N
no 1
O
ow 2
W
we 7wh 4wo 7

All 33 answers

142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dewy1
dowdy5
down1
downed6
downy5
endow5
endowed7
hewed5
hewn1
hoedown7
★honeydewpangram15
howdy5
nohow5
owed1
owned5
wedded6
weed1
weeded6
weedy5
weeny5
wend1
wended6
whee1
when1
whew1
whey1
wood1
wooded6
wooden6
woody5
wooed5
woohoo6
wowed5
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