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Latest puzzle · Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Longest word
bacchanalian
12 letters
Top scorer
bacchanalian
19 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
14
5 letters
15
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
10 letters
1
11 letters
1
12 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
12
Σ
A
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
B
3
1
–
1
2
–
–
1
1
9
C
4
8
3
–
2
1
1
–
–
19
H
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
2
3
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
14
15
7
2
4
1
1
1
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ac 2al 1
B
ba 4bi 3bl 2
C
ca 2ch 11ci 2cl 4
H
ha 1hi 2
I
il 1in 1
L
la 6li 1
N
na 1ni 1

All 46 answers

233 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
acacia6
acai1
alibi5
★bacchanaliapangram18
★bacchanalianpangram19
bacilli7
bail1
biblical8
bilabial8
bill1
blin1
blini5
cabin5
cannibal8
chai1
chain5
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chili5
chill5
chin1
china5
chinchilla10
cilia5
cinch5
clinch6
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
hail1
hibachi7
hill1
iliac5
inch1
labia5
labial6
laic1
laical6
lain1
lanai5
lilac5
nail1
niacin6
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