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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Longest word
depicted
8 letters
Top scorer
pitched
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
12
6 letters
13
7 letters
8
8 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
C
5
4
2
2
13
D
1
3
5
3
3
15
E
2
2
1
1
6
H
1
1
1
3
I
2
1
3
P
2
2
1
5
T
1
1
2
Σ
11
12
13
8
3
47

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2ch 9ci 2
D
de 10di 5
E
ed 1ei 1ep 1et 3
H
he 1hi 2
I
ic 1it 2
P
pe 1pi 4
T
te 2

All 47 answers

236 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cede1
ceded5
cheep5
cheeped7
chic1
chichi6
chide5
chided6
chip1
chipped7
chit1
cite1
cited5
deceit6
decide6
decided7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
depict6
depicted8
detect6
detected8
dice1
diced5
dietetic8
ditch5
ditched7
edict5
eidetic7
epic1
etch1
etched6
ethic5
hectic6
hitch5
hitched7
iced1
itch1
itched6
peptic6
piece5
pieced6
pitch5
pitchedpangram14
tech1
techie6
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