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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Longest word
knuckled
8 letters
Top scorer
knuckled
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
10
7 letters
7
8 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
Σ
C
6
4
3
4
17
D
2
2
4
1
9
E
1
1
2
K
1
1
2
L
1
1
2
N
1
1
2
U
1
1
2
Σ
10
8
10
7
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 5cl 6cu 6
D
de 6du 3
E
ed 2
K
kn 2
L
lu 2
N
ne 2
U
un 2

All 36 answers

181 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
cellule7
cluck5
clucked7
clue1
clued5
clunk5
clunkedpangram14
cuddle6
cuddled7
cued1
cuke1
cull1
culled6
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deduce6
deduced7
deuce5
duck1
ducked6
dunce5
educe5
educed6
knuckle7
knuckledpangram15
luck1
lucked6
neck1
necked6
unceded7
uncle5
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