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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 18, 2023

Longest word
handout
7 letters
Top scorer
handout
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
2
2
D
3
3
H
2
2
1
5
N
5
1
1
7
O
1
1
T
3
1
4
U
3
2
5
Σ
16
6
3
2
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 1au 1
D
da 1do 1du 1
H
ha 3ho 1hu 1
N
na 4no 2nu 1
O
on 1
T
ta 1th 1to 1tu 1
U
ud 1un 4

All 27 answers

85 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anon1
aunt1
daunt5
donut5
dunno5
hand1
handoutpangram14
haunt5
hound5
hunt1
naan1
nada1
nana1
natant6
noon1
noun1
nunhood7
onto1
taunt5
than1
toon1
tuna1
udon1
undo1
unhand6
unhood6
unto1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.