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Latest puzzle · Sunday, October 18, 2026

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Longest word
intentioned
11 letters
Top scorer
jointed
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
15
5 letters
12
6 letters
20
7 letters
4
8 letters
4
9 letters
3
10 letters
0
11 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
10
11
Σ
D
5
4
4
1
–
2
–
–
16
E
1
–
3
1
1
–
–
–
6
I
1
3
7
1
2
1
–
1
16
J
2
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
N
2
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
4
2
4
–
–
–
–
–
10
Σ
15
12
20
4
4
3
0
1
59

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4di 10dj 2
E
ed 4en 2
I
id 1in 13io 2
J
ji 2jo 4
N
ni 3no 1
O
on 1
T
ti 9to 1

All 59 answers

300 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
denied6
dentin6
dentition9
detention9
died1
diet1
dieted6
dine1
dined5
dinette7
dino1
dint1
diode5
ditto5
djinn5
djinni6
eddied6
edit1
edited6
edition7
enjoin6
enjoined8
idiot5
indeed6
indent6
indented8
indie5
innie5
intend6
intended8
intent6
intention9
intentioned11
into1
intone6
intoned7
iodide6
iodine6
jinn1
jinni5
join1
joined6
joint5
★jointedpangram14
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
notion6
onion5
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tine1
tined5
tinned6
tint1
tinted6
toonie6
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