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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 23, 2021

Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
pinheaded
16 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
17
5 letters
12
6 letters
16
7 letters
7
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
10 letters
2

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
6
2
2
1
13
D
2
3
1
2
2
10
E
1
1
H
3
1
4
2
1
11
I
1
1
2
N
5
1
1
1
8
P
4
3
5
1
1
14
Σ
17
12
16
7
4
1
2
59

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 4ah 1ai 2ap 6
D
da 2de 8
E
en 1
H
ha 4he 7
I
id 1in 1
N
na 7ne 1
P
pa 11pe 1pi 2

All 59 answers

304 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
added5
addend6
addenda7
adenine7
ahead5
aide1
aided5
aped1
aphid5
apian5
apnea5
append6
appended8
daphne6
dapped6
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadhead8
deadheaded10
deadpan7
deadpanned10
dean1
ennead6
hand1
handed6
happen6
happened8
head1
headed6
headpinpangram14
heap1
heaped6
henna5
hennaed7
idea1
inane5
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nana1
nannied7
nape1
napped6
neap1
padded6
paean5
paid1
pain1
pained6
panda5
pane1
paned5
panini6
panned6
papa1
peahen6
pinheadpangram14
pinheadedpangram16
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