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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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