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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 17, 2024

Longest word
apathetic
9 letters
Top scorer
apathetic
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
21
5 letters
12
6 letters
11
7 letters
9
8 letters
2
9 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
9
Σ
A
1
2
1
1
5
C
3
2
3
8
E
2
2
4
H
1
3
1
5
I
1
1
P
12
8
3
3
1
27
T
3
1
2
6
Σ
21
12
11
9
2
1
56

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ap 4
C
ca 2ch 6
E
ep 4
H
ha 1he 3hi 1
I
ip 1
P
pa 7pe 8ph 1pi 11
T
ta 2te 2ti 2

All 56 answers

256 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accept6
apace5
apatheticpangram16
apiece6
appetite8
cape1
captcha7
chap1
chapati7
cheap5
cheapie7
cheep5
chip1
epee1
epic1
epitaph7
epithet7
haptic6
heap1
hepaticpangram14
hepcat6
hippie6
ipecac6
pace1
pact1
papa1
patch5
pate1
path1
patheticpangram15
peace5
peach5
peat1
peep1
pepita6
peptic6
petit5
petite6
phat1
pica1
piccata7
piece5
pipe1
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
pitch5
pith1
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
tepee5
tipi1
tippet6
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