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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 4, 2023

Longest word
mathematic
10 letters
Top scorer
mathematic
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
9
6 letters
8
7 letters
5
8 letters
5
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
1
2
4
C
6
3
1
1
11
E
1
1
1
1
4
H
1
1
1
1
4
I
3
1
4
M
6
1
1
1
1
10
T
1
2
3
2
1
9
Σ
18
9
8
5
5
0
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 3at 1
C
ca 2ch 8ci 1
E
em 3et 1
H
he 3hi 1
I
im 2it 2
M
ma 3mi 7
T
ta 3te 2th 1ti 3

All 46 answers

217 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acetic6
attic5
cacti5
cami1
chai1
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chime5
chit1
chitchat8
cite1
emaciate8
emetic6
emit1
ethic5
hectic6
hematicpangram14
hematite8
hitch5
imam1
imitate7
itch1
item1
mahimahi8
maim1
mathematicpangram17
mica1
mice1
mime1
mimetic7
mimic5
mite1
mitt1
tacit5
tactic6
tatami6
teatime7
techie6
thematicpangram15
time1
tithe5
titmice7
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