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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, November 6, 2023

Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
headhunted
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
13
6 letters
9
7 letters
5
8 letters
5
9 letters
0
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
1
1
D
1
1
1
3
E
1
1
H
8
6
6
3
1
1
25
N
1
1
T
5
4
1
2
12
U
1
3
4
Σ
13
13
9
5
5
0
2
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ah 1
D
de 3
E
et 1
H
ha 10he 12hu 3
N
ne 1
T
te 4th 8
U
un 4

All 47 answers

255 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ahead5
deadhead8
deadheaded10
death5
ethane6
hand1
handed6
hate1
hated5
hath1
hatha5
hatted6
haunt5
hauntedpangram14
haute5
head1
headed6
headhuntpangram15
headhuntedpangram17
heat1
heated6
heath5
heathen7
heed1
heeded6
henna5
hennaed7
hued1
hunt1
hunted6
neath5
teeth5
teethe6
teethed7
tenth5
than1
thane5
that1
thee1
then1
theta5
thud1
thudded7
unhand6
unhanded8
unheatedpangram15
unheeded8
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