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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 16, 2024

Longest word
headpiece
9 letters
Top scorer
headpiece
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
8
6 letters
14
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
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
3
2
3
8
C
4
2
4
3
13
D
2
2
3
2
9
E
1
1
2
H
2
1
1
4
I
2
1
3
P
4
2
1
7
Σ
18
8
14
5
0
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4ai 2ap 2
C
ca 2ch 10ci 1
D
de 5di 4
E
ed 1ep 1
H
he 1hi 3
I
ic 1id 1ip 1
P
pa 1pi 6

All 46 answers

193 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
aide1
aided5
aphid5
apiece6
caddie6
caddied7
chai1
cheapie7
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chide5
chided6
chip1
chipped7
cicada6
decide6
decided7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
dice1
diced5
died1
dipped6
eddied6
epic1
headpiecepangram16
hide1
hied1
hippie6
iced1
idea1
ipecac6
paid1
pica1
piece5
pieced6
pied1
pipe1
piped5
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