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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 10, 2023

Longest word
abdicated
9 letters
Top scorer
abdicated
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
10
6 letters
16
7 letters
4
8 letters
4
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
3
2
1
1
1
10
B
11
4
7
1
23
C
2
1
3
D
1
1
2
2
2
8
E
1
1
T
1
3
4
Σ
14
10
16
4
4
1
49

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 10
B
ba 11be 8bi 4
C
ca 2ci 1
D
da 1de 6di 1
E
eb 1
T
ta 1ti 3

All 49 answers

250 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
abate5
abated6
abdicatepangram15
abdicatedpangram16
abed1
abet1
abetted7
abide5
abided6
baaed5
baba1
babe1
babied6
baddie6
bade1
bait1
baited6
bate1
bated5
batted6
bead1
beaded6
beat1
bedded6
beet1
beta1
betide6
betided7
bide1
bided5
bidet5
bite1
cabbed6
cabbie6
ciabatta8
dabbed6
deadbeat8
debate6
debated7
debit5
debited7
debt1
diabeticpangram15
ebbed5
tabbed6
tibia5
tibiae6
tidbit6
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