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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 8, 2023

Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
megahit
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
10
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
2
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
1
1
E
1
1
1
3
G
1
1
H
5
2
2
1
10
M
2
1
2
1
6
T
3
6
1
10
Σ
12
10
4
2
2
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ah 1
E
ei 3
G
gh 1
H
ha 4he 5hi 1
M
ma 3me 2mi 1
T
te 2th 6ti 2

All 31 answers

132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ahem1
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
ghee1
hamate6
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heat1
heath5
height6
hematite8
heme1
high1
mahatma7
mahimahi8
math1
megahitpangram14
meth1
might5
teeth5
teethe6
that1
thee1
them1
theme5
theta5
thigh5
tight5
tithe5
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