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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Longest word
challenge
9 letters
Top scorer
challenge
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
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
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
A
1
1
C
1
3
3
1
8
E
1
1
2
G
1
1
2
H
6
4
1
11
L
1
2
3
Σ
10
7
4
5
0
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1
C
ca 1ch 6cl 1
E
ea 1en 1
G
ga 1gh 1
H
ha 5he 6
L
le 3

All 27 answers

120 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ache1
cache5
challah7
challengepangram16
chance6
chancel7
change6
channel7
clench6
each1
enhance7
ganache7
ghee1
haggle6
halal5
hale1
hall1
hang1
heal1
heel1
hell1
hence5
henge5
henna5
leach5
lech1
leech5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.