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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Longest word
dehumidified
12 letters
Top scorer
dehumidified
19 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
5
6 letters
14
7 letters
4
8 letters
0
9 letters
1
10 letters
1
11 letters
0
12 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
10
11
12
Σ
D
6
–
5
2
–
–
–
–
1
14
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
F
2
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
H
4
1
4
–
–
–
1
–
–
10
M
1
2
3
1
–
1
–
–
–
8
Σ
13
5
14
4
0
1
1
0
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 7di 3du 4
E
ed 2
F
fe 3fi 1fu 1
H
he 3hi 2hu 5
M
me 2mi 3mu 3

All 39 answers

195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deed1
deeded6
deem1
deemed6
defied6
★dehumidifiedpangram19
deified7
died1
dime1
dimmed6
dude1
duff1
dumdum6
dummied7
eddied6
edified7
feed1
feud1
feuded6
fifed5
fumed5
heed1
heeded6
hemmed6
hide1
hied1
hued1
huffed6
humid5
★humidifiedpangram17
hummed6
medium6
memed5
midi1
miffed6
mimed5
muddied7
muffed6
mummified9
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