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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 23, 2023

Longest word
hayfork
7 letters
Top scorer
hayfork
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
1

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
–
1
–
3
F
2
2
–
–
4
H
4
2
4
1
11
K
1
1
–
–
2
O
3
–
–
–
3
R
3
–
–
–
3
Y
–
1
1
–
2
Σ
15
6
6
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 1ah 1ar 1
F
fa 1fo 3
H
ha 1ho 10
K
ko 2
O
oa 1ok 2
R
ro 3
Y
ya 1yo 1

All 28 answers

95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afro1
ahoy1
arroyo6
farro5
fora1
foray5
fork1
★hayforkpangram14
hoar1
hoary5
hoof1
hook1
hookah6
hooky5
hoorah6
hooray6
hora1
horror6
kook1
kooky5
oaky1
okay1
okra1
roar1
roof1
rook1
yahoo5
yoohoo6
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