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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 6, 2024

Longest word
enchantment
11 letters
Top scorer
enchantment
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
14
6 letters
10
7 letters
9
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
10 letters
1
11 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
11
Σ
A
3
2
2
1
8
C
5
5
4
3
1
1
19
E
2
2
2
1
2
9
H
2
1
2
5
M
1
2
2
1
6
N
1
1
T
3
2
2
7
Σ
14
14
10
9
3
2
1
2
55

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 5at 3
C
ca 11ce 3ch 5
E
ea 1em 1en 6et 1
H
ha 2he 3
M
ma 4me 2
N
na 1
T
ta 3te 2th 2

All 55 answers

309 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accent6
acetate7
ache1
acme1
acne1
attach6
attache7
attachmentpangram17
cache5
cachet6
came1
cancan6
cane1
canna5
cant1
cantata7
canteen7
catch5
catchmentpangram16
cement6
cent1
cetacean8
chance6
chant5
chat1
cheat5
cheetah7
each1
emcee5
enact5
enactment9
enchant7
enchantmentpangram18
enhance7
enhancementpangram18
etch1
hatch5
hatchet7
hence5
henchman8
henchmen8
mace1
machete7
match5
matcha6
mecca5
menace6
natch5
tacet5
tach1
tact1
teach5
tech1
thatch6
thence6
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