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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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