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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Longest word
twitched
8 letters
Top scorer
twitched
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
11
6 letters
11
7 letters
4
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
1
3
7
D
1
1
2
E
1
1
1
3
H
3
2
2
1
8
I
1
1
2
T
2
2
4
1
1
10
W
5
4
1
10
Σ
15
11
11
4
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 7
D
di 2
E
et 3
H
he 4hi 4
I
it 2
T
te 5th 1ti 2tw 2
W
wh 7wi 3

All 42 answers

179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chew1
chewed6
chic1
chichi6
chide5
chided6
chit1
ditch5
ditched7
etch1
etched6
ethic5
hectic6
heed1
heeded6
hewed5
hide1
hied1
hitch5
hitched7
itch1
itched6
tech1
techie6
teeth5
teethe6
teethed7
thee1
tithe5
tithed6
twitch6
twitchedpangram15
whee1
whet1
whetted7
whew1
which5
whit1
white5
width5
witch5
with1
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