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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 29, 2023

Longest word
decommitted
11 letters
Top scorer
decommitted
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
14
6 letters
12
7 letters
10
8 letters
4
9 letters
2
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
C
7
7
2
2
2
20
D
2
2
7
3
4
1
19
E
2
2
2
6
I
1
1
2
M
1
2
1
1
5
O
1
1
T
1
1
Σ
11
14
12
10
4
2
0
1
54

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2ci 2co 16
D
de 15di 3do 1
E
ec 1ed 1ei 1em 3
I
ic 1id 1
M
me 2mi 3
O
oc 1
T
ti 1

All 54 answers

305 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cede1
ceded5
cite1
cited5
cocci5
code1
coded5
coed1
come1
comedic7
comet5
comic5
commit6
committedpangram16
committee9
commode7
cooed5
coot1
cootie6
cote1
deceit6
decide6
decided7
deco1
decoct6
decocted8
decode6
decoded7
decommitpangram15
decommittedpangram18
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
detect6
detected8
dice1
diced5
dietetic8
dotcom6
ecocide7
edict5
eidetic7
emcee5
emceed6
emetic6
iced1
idiotic7
medic5
medico6
mice1
mimetic7
mimic5
octet5
titmice7
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