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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 17, 2022

Longest word
deducted
8 letters
Top scorer
touched
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
9
7 letters
6
8 letters
1

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
2
3
1
1
7
D
3
2
4
3
1
13
E
2
1
3
H
1
1
2
O
1
2
3
T
4
2
3
2
11
Σ
11
12
9
6
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 1co 3cu 3
D
de 5do 2du 6
E
ed 2et 1
H
hu 2
O
ou 3
T
th 3to 5tu 3

All 39 answers

182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chute5
couch5
couched7
couth5
cued1
cute1
cutout6
deduce6
deduced7
deduct6
deducted8
deuce5
douche6
douched7
duct1
ducted6
dude1
duded5
duet1
duetted7
educe5
educed6
etude5
hued1
hutch5
ouch1
outdo5
outed5
thou1
thud1
thudded7
touch5
touche6
touchedpangram14
tout1
touted6
tutee5
tutted6
tutu1
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