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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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