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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 3, 2023

Longest word
beachcomb
9 letters
Top scorer
beachcomb
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
18
6 letters
2
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
A
2
1
3
B
3
2
1
6
C
7
8
15
E
2
1
3
H
1
1
M
1
4
5
Σ
12
18
2
0
0
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 3
B
be 5bo 1
C
ca 5ch 1co 9
E
ea 1ec 1em 1
H
ho 1
M
ma 2me 1mo 2

All 33 answers

130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ache1
achoo5
acme1
beach5
beachcombpangram16
became6
become6
beech5
bocce5
cacao5
cache5
came1
cameo5
camo1
chemo5
coach5
coca1
cocoa5
coho1
coma1
comb1
combo5
come1
comma5
each1
echo1
emcee5
hooch5
mace1
macho5
mecca5
mocha5
mooch5
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