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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Longest word
kitchenette
11 letters
Top scorer
kitchenette
18 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
20
5 letters
13
6 letters
11
7 letters
6
8 letters
1
9 letters
2
10 letters
1
11 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
9
10
11
Σ
C
3
1
4
E
1
1
2
1
5
H
1
1
1
1
4
I
1
2
3
K
3
2
1
2
1
9
N
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
T
10
8
4
2
24
Σ
20
13
11
6
1
2
1
1
55

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ch 2ci 1
E
en 2et 3
H
he 1hi 3
I
in 2it 1
K
ke 2ki 6kn 1
N
ne 1ni 5
T
te 8th 9ti 7

All 55 answers

261 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cent1
chit1
chitin6
cite1
entente7
entice6
etch1
ethic5
ethnic6
hectic6
hint1
hitch5
hitchhike9
incite6
intent6
itch1
kente5
ketch5
kinetic7
kitchenpangram14
kitchenettepangram18
kite1
kith1
kitten6
knit1
necktie7
nineteen8
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
nite1
tech1
techie6
teen1
teeth5
teethe6
tenet5
tent1
tenth5
thee1
then1
thence6
thick5
thickenpangram14
thicket7
thin1
thine5
think5
tick1
ticket6
tiki1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
tithe5
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