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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
panhandled
17 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
5
6 letters
11
7 letters
2
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
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
3
3
D
1
1
1
3
H
11
2
9
2
3
27
P
1
1
1
3
Σ
11
5
11
2
4
1
2
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ah 1al 2
D
da 1de 2
H
ha 10he 17
P
pa 2pe 1

All 36 answers

191 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ahead5
aleph5
alpha5
daphne6
deadhead8
deadheaded10
halal5
hale1
hall1
hand1
handed6
handheld8
handle6
handled7
happen6
happened8
head1
headed6
headland8
heal1
healed6
heap1
heaped6
heed1
heeded6
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
help1
helped6
henna5
hennaed7
panhandlepangram16
panhandledpangram17
peahen6
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