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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 22, 2023

Longest word
biotech
7 letters
Top scorer
biotech
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
6
6 letters
9
7 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
B
2
2
2
1
7
C
2
2
4
E
2
1
1
4
H
2
2
O
1
1
2
T
3
2
2
7
Σ
10
6
9
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 2bi 2bo 3
C
ch 1ci 1co 2
E
ec 2et 2
H
he 1ho 1
O
ob 1oc 1
T
te 4th 1ti 1to 1

All 26 answers

108 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beech5
beet1
biotechpangram14
bite1
bocce5
bootee6
bootie6
choice6
cite1
cootie6
cote1
echo1
echoic6
etch1
ethic5
hectic6
hottie6
oboe1
octet5
tech1
techie6
teeth5
teethe6
thee1
tithe5
tote1
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