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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Longest word
hiccupped
9 letters
Top scorer
hiccupped
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
6
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
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
C
1
2
1
2
–
–
6
D
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
E
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
H
–
–
2
–
1
1
4
P
5
2
3
–
–
–
10
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
10
6
7
2
1
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 4cu 2
D
de 1di 1du 2
E
ep 2
H
hi 4
P
pe 4pi 5pu 1
U
up 1

All 27 answers

127 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cheep5
cheeped7
chip1
chipped7
cupid5
cupped6
deep1
dipped6
dupe1
duped5
epee1
epic1
hiccup6
★hiccupedpangram15
★hiccuppedpangram16
hippie6
peed1
peep1
peeped6
pepped6
piece5
pieced6
pied1
pipe1
piped5
puce1
upped5
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