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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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