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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 13, 2023

Longest word
chocoholic
10 letters
Top scorer
godchild
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
7
6 letters
2
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
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
C
5
4
–
3
–
1
1
14
D
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
G
3
–
2
–
1
–
–
6
H
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
I
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
5
1
–
–
–
–
–
6
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
19
7
2
4
1
1
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 5ci 1cl 2co 6
D
di 2do 1
G
gi 3go 3
H
hi 1ho 1
I
id 1ig 1il 1
L
lo 6
O
ol 1

All 35 answers

128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
child5
childhood9
chili5
chill5
chocoholic10
cichlid7
clod1
clog1
codicil7
coil1
cold1
colic5
colloid7
cool1
dildo5
dill1
doll1
gigolo6
gild1
gill1
★godchildpangram15
gold1
googol6
hill1
hold1
idol1
igloo5
illogic7
loch1
loci1
loco1
logic5
logo1
loll1
olio1
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