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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Longest word
captcha
7 letters
Top scorer
matchup
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
1
C
1
2
2
5
H
1
3
4
M
2
1
1
2
6
P
4
1
5
T
7
1
1
9
Σ
15
8
3
4
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
at 1
C
ca 3ch 1cu 1
H
ha 3hu 1
M
ma 5mu 1
P
pa 3ph 1pu 1
T
ta 5th 3tu 1

All 30 answers

108 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
attach6
captcha7
catch5
catchup7
chat1
cutup5
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
hutch5
mahatma7
match5
matcha6
matchuppangram14
math1
mutt1
pact1
patch5
path1
phat1
putt1
tach1
tact1
tamp1
tapa1
taut1
that1
thatch6
thump5
tutu1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.