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Longest word
excavated
9 letters
Top scorer
excavated
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
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
2
2
1
1
–
–
6
C
1
3
–
–
–
–
4
D
4
1
3
–
1
–
9
E
–
2
2
1
1
1
7
T
1
1
2
–
–
–
4
V
–
2
2
1
–
–
5
Σ
8
11
10
3
2
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ad 1ax 1
C
ca 2ce 2
D
da 3de 6
E
ea 1ev 2ex 4
T
ta 2te 2
V
va 3ve 2
All 35 answers
176 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accede6
acceded7
aced1
acted5
added5
axed1
cadet5
caved5
cede1
ceded5
data1
date1
dated5
dead1
decade6
deed1
deeded6
detect6
detected8
eaved5
evade5
evaded6
exacted7
★excavatedpangram16
exceed6
exceeded8
tatted6
taxed5
teed1
texted6
vacated7
vaxed5
vaxxed6
vetted6
vexed5