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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Longest word
mathematic
10 letters
Top scorer
mathematic
17 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
16
6 letters
9
7 letters
6
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
10 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
Σ
A
2
1
1
4
C
5
5
2
1
1
14
E
2
1
3
H
4
4
2
2
1
13
I
1
1
M
2
1
1
2
1
1
8
T
5
5
3
1
14
Σ
21
16
9
6
4
0
1
57

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ah 1at 2
C
ca 3ch 11
E
ea 1et 2
H
ha 7he 5hi 1
I
it 1
M
ma 7me 1
T
ta 1te 5th 7ti 1

All 57 answers

253 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ache1
ahem1
attach6
attache7
cache5
cachet6
catch5
chai1
chat1
cheat5
cheetah7
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chime5
chit1
chitchat8
each1
etch1
ethic5
hamachi7
hamate6
hatch5
hatchet7
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heat1
heath5
hectic6
hematite8
heme1
hitch5
itch1
machete7
mahatma7
mahimahi8
match5
matcha6
math1
mathematicpangram17
meth1
tach1
teach5
tech1
techie6
teeth5
teethe6
that1
thatch6
thee1
them1
thematicpangram15
theme5
theta5
tithe5
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