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Latest puzzle · Thursday, October 22, 2026
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Longest word
attachable
10 letters
Top scorer
attachable
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
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
1
–
1
2
–
–
1
5
B
3
6
1
–
–
–
–
10
C
1
3
2
3
1
1
–
11
E
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
H
9
4
1
2
3
–
–
19
L
2
4
1
–
–
–
–
7
T
4
3
2
–
–
1
1
11
Σ
22
20
8
7
4
2
2
65
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1at 4
B
ba 4be 3bl 3
C
ca 5ch 6
E
ea 1et 1
H
ha 10he 9
L
la 3le 4
T
ta 1te 6th 4
All 65 answers
310 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
athlete7
attach6
★attachablepangram17
attache7
baht1
batch5
bath1
bathe5
beach5
beech5
belch5
blah1
bleach6
blech5
cache5
cachet6
catch5
★catchablepangram16
catchall8
chalet6
challah7
chat1
chattel7
cheat5
cheetah7
each1
etch1
halal5
hale1
hall1
halt1
hatch5
hatchet7
hate1
hateable8
hath1
hatha5
heal1
healable8
health6
heat1
heatable8
heath5
heel1
hell1
hellcat7
latch5
lath1
lathe5
leach5
lech1
leech5
lethal6
tach1
teach5
★teachablepangram16
tech1
teeth5
teethe6
telehealth10
that1
thatch6
thee1
theta5