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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Longest word
demitted
8 letters
Top scorer
imputed
14 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
19
5 letters
17
6 letters
20
7 letters
9
8 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
Σ
D
2
1
2
2
1
8
E
2
1
1
2
6
I
1
1
1
3
M
6
2
1
9
P
1
3
6
3
13
T
7
10
8
1
26
U
1
1
Σ
19
17
20
9
1
66

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4di 2du 2
E
ed 2em 3et 1
I
im 2it 1
M
me 4mi 2mu 3
P
pe 4pi 5pu 4
T
te 12ti 9tu 5
U
up 1

All 66 answers

302 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
demit5
demitted8
depute6
deputed7
diet1
dieted6
duet1
duetted7
edit1
edited6
emit1
emitted7
emptied7
etude5
impute6
imputedpangram14
item1
meet1
meetup6
mete1
meted5
mite1
mitt1
mute1
muted5
mutt1
peptide7
petit5
petite6
petted6
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pitied6
pitted6
puppet6
putt1
putted6
puttied7
tedium6
teed1
teem1
teemed6
teepee6
temp1
temped6
tempi5
tempt5
tempted7
tepee5
tepid5
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
time1
timed5
timid5
tipped6
tippet6
tumid5
tutee5
tutted6
tutti5
tutu1
uptime6
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