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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 29, 2023

Longest word
epiphany
8 letters
Top scorer
epiphany
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
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
A
2
2
E
1
1
H
2
3
1
6
I
1
1
N
4
1
5
P
3
3
3
9
Y
1
1
2
Σ
10
11
4
0
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 2
E
ep 1
H
ha 2he 2hi 1hy 1
I
in 1
N
na 4ne 1
P
pa 8pe 1
Y
ya 1ye 1

All 26 answers

104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apian5
apnea5
epiphanypangram15
happen6
happy5
heap1
henna5
hiya1
hyena5
inane5
naan1
nana1
nanny5
nape1
neap1
paean5
pain1
pane1
panini6
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
payee5
peahen6
yappy5
yeah1
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