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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 11, 2023

Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
heatedly
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
17
5 letters
11
6 letters
12
7 letters
4
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
D
–
1
–
1
1
–
1
4
E
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
H
12
5
9
1
1
–
–
28
L
1
1
2
–
1
–
–
5
T
3
2
1
1
–
–
1
8
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
11
12
4
4
0
2
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ah 1at 1
D
de 4
E
et 1ey 1
H
ha 10he 18
L
la 3le 2
T
te 4th 4
Y
ye 1

All 50 answers

238 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ahead5
athlete7
deadhead8
deadheaded10
death5
★deathlypangram14
ethyl5
eyeteeth8
halal5
hale1
hall1
halt1
halted6
hate1
hated5
hath1
hatha5
hatted6
head1
headed6
heady5
heal1
healed6
health6
healthy7
heat1
heated6
★heatedlypangram15
heath5
heed1
heeded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
heyday6
lath1
lathe5
lathed6
lethal6
lethally8
teeth5
teethe6
teethed7
telehealth10
that1
thee1
theta5
they1
yeah1
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