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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 7, 2023

Longest word
chutney
7 letters
Top scorer
chutney
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
9
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
C
1
1
2
E
1
1
2
H
1
2
3
N
1
2
3
T
4
3
1
8
U
1
1
2
Y
1
1
Σ
7
9
3
2
21

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ch 1
E
en 1eu 1
H
he 1hu 2
N
ne 2nu 1
T
te 5th 2tu 1
U
un 2
Y
ye 1

All 21 answers

91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cent1
chutneypangram14
entente7
eunuch6
hence5
hunch5
hunt1
nene1
netty5
nutty5
teen1
teeny5
tenet5
tent1
tenth5
then1
thence6
tune1
uncut5
untune6
yente5
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