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Latest puzzle · Sunday, September 20, 2026
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Longest word
telehealth
10 letters
Top scorer
athletic
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
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
–
1
2
1
–
–
5
C
5
6
5
4
2
–
–
22
E
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
H
12
5
4
3
1
–
–
25
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
2
5
2
–
–
–
–
9
T
4
5
3
–
–
–
1
13
Σ
27
22
15
10
4
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1at 4
C
ca 4ch 17cl 1
E
ea 1et 3
H
ha 11he 10hi 4
I
it 1
L
la 3le 4li 2
T
ta 1te 6th 4ti 2
All 79 answers
353 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
athlete7
★athleticpangram15
attach6
attache7
cache5
cachet6
catch5
catchall8
chai1
chalet6
chalice7
challah7
chat1
chattel7
cheat5
cheetah7
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chicle6
chili5
chill5
chit1
chitchat8
cliche6
each1
etch1
ethic5
★ethicalpangram14
hail1
halal5
hale1
halite6
hall1
halt1
hatch5
hatchet7
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heal1
health6
heat1
heath5
hectic6
heel1
heliacal8
helical7
hell1
hellcat7
hiatal6
hill1
hilt1
hitch5
itch1
latch5
lath1
lathe5
leach5
lech1
leech5
lethal6
litchi6
lithe5
tach1
teach5
tech1
techie6
teeth5
teethe6
telehealth10
that1
thatch6
thee1
theta5
tilth5
tithe5