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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 1, 2023

Longest word
acceptance
10 letters
Top scorer
encampment
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
9
6 letters
8
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
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
2
1
2
1
–
–
1
7
C
6
1
4
2
1
–
–
14
E
–
2
1
–
–
1
1
5
M
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
P
2
3
–
2
1
–
–
8
T
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
12
9
8
5
2
1
2
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 6ap 1
C
ca 11ce 3
E
em 1en 4
M
ma 1me 2
P
pa 4pe 4
T
ta 2

All 39 answers

192 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accent6
accept6
acceptance10
acetate7
acme1
acne1
apace5
came1
camp1
canape6
cancan6
cane1
canna5
cant1
cantata7
canteen7
cape1
catnap6
cement6
cent1
cetacean8
emcee5
enact5
enactment9
encamp6
★encampmentpangram17
mace1
mecca5
menace6
pace1
pact1
panacea7
pancetta8
peace5
pecan5
penance7
pence5
tacet5
tact1
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