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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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