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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 7, 2024

Longest word
camellia
8 letters
Top scorer
chemical
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
24
5 letters
12
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
3

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
3
1
4
C
2
5
3
1
2
13
E
1
2
3
H
6
1
1
8
I
1
1
L
5
3
8
M
7
2
1
10
Σ
24
12
6
2
3
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ah 1al 1
C
ca 4ce 3ch 4cl 2
E
ea 1em 2
H
ha 1he 7
I
ic 1
L
la 2le 4li 2
M
ma 3me 4mi 3

All 47 answers

165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ache1
acme1
ahem1
allele6
cache5
came1
camel5
camellia8
celiac6
cell1
celli5
chalice7
chemicalpangram15
chicle6
chime5
cliche6
clime5
each1
email5
emcee5
hale1
heal1
heel1
heliacal8
helical7
hell1
helm1
heme1
icicle6
lace1
lame1
leach5
lech1
leech5
lemma5
lice1
lime1
mace1
male1
malice6
meal1
mecca5
melee5
meme1
mice1
mile1
mime1
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