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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
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