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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 2, 2023

Longest word
candidacy
9 letters
Top scorer
cyanide
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
12
6 letters
1
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
9 letters
2

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
C
1
4
2
1
8
D
4
4
3
11
E
2
2
I
1
1
N
3
3
Y
1
1
Σ
7
12
1
5
0
2
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1
C
ca 5cy 3
D
da 2de 5di 1dy 3
E
ed 1ey 1
I
in 1
N
na 1ne 1ni 1
Y
ye 1

All 27 answers

133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acidy5
caddy5
candidacy9
candy5
canny5
cayenne7
cyan1
cyanidepangram14
cynic5
daddy5
dandy5
deadeye7
decay5
decayed7
decency7
deny1
dicey5
dyad1
dyed1
dyne1
eddy1
eyed1
indecency9
nanny5
needy5
ninny5
yenned6
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