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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 22, 2023

Longest word
hellhole
8 letters
Top scorer
hemlock
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
10
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
C
3
5
2
10
E
1
1
2
H
7
1
1
1
1
11
K
1
1
L
2
1
3
M
4
2
6
O
1
1
Σ
19
10
3
1
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2ch 4cl 1co 3
E
ec 1em 1
H
he 9ho 2
K
ke 1
L
le 3
M
me 4mo 2
O
ol 1

All 34 answers

109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cell1
cello5
check5
cheek5
chemo5
choke5
cloche6
cockle6
coke1
come1
echo1
emcee5
heck1
heckle6
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hello5
helm1
heme1
hemlockpangram14
hole1
home1
keel1
lech1
leech5
leek1
meek1
melee5
meme1
memo1
mohel5
mole1
oleo1
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