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Latest puzzle · Friday, October 9, 2026

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Longest word
intelligently
13 letters
Top scorer
intelligently
20 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
8
5 letters
11
6 letters
10
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
3
10 letters
0
11 letters
1
12 letters
0
13 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
13
Σ
E
2
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
G
–
–
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
I
2
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
4
L
1
3
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
6
N
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
5
T
1
3
2
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
7
Y
2
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
Σ
8
11
10
2
1
3
0
1
0
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ee 1eg 1el 1en 1ey 3
G
ge 2gi 1
I
il 1in 2it 1
L
le 3li 2ly 1
N
ne 2ni 3
T
te 2ti 4ty 1
Y
ye 5

All 37 answers

224 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eely1
eggy1
elegy5
entity6
eyeing6
eyelet6
eying5
★gentilitypangram16
gently6
giggly6
illy1
★intelligentlypangram20
intently8
itty1
leggy5
leniently9
lenity6
lily1
linty5
lying5
★negligentlypangram18
netty5
niggly6
ninety6
ninny5
teeny5
★tellinglypangram16
tingly6
tinily6
tinny5
tiny1
tying5
yell1
yelling7
yenning7
yente5
yeti1
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