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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 13, 2024

Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
chickadee
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
16
5 letters
11
6 letters
6
7 letters
1
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 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
Σ
A
1
2
–
–
1
–
–
4
C
4
6
3
1
–
1
–
15
D
–
1
–
–
1
–
1
3
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
10
1
3
–
1
–
–
15
K
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
16
11
6
1
3
1
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 3ah 1
C
ca 2ch 13
D
da 1de 2
E
ea 1
H
ha 4he 6hi 5
K
kh 1

All 39 answers

164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ache1
ached5
acidhead8
ahead5
cache5
cached6
chad1
chai1
check5
checked7
cheek5
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chick5
★chickadeepangram16
chide5
chided6
dacha5
deadhead8
deadheaded10
each1
hack1
hacked6
haka1
hake1
head1
headache8
headed6
heck1
heed1
heeded6
hick1
hide1
hied1
hike1
hiked5
khaki5
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