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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, June 5, 2023

Longest word
decocted
8 letters
Top scorer
objected
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
B
1
1
C
5
3
8
D
1
4
1
3
9
E
1
1
2
O
1
1
1
3
Σ
6
6
5
2
4
23

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bo 1
C
ce 2co 6
D
de 9
E
ej 2
O
ob 2oc 1

All 23 answers

119 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bocce5
cede1
ceded5
code1
coded5
coed1
cooed5
coot1
cote1
deco1
decoct6
decocted8
decode6
decoded7
deject6
dejected8
detect6
detected8
eject5
ejected7
object6
objectedpangram15
octet5
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