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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 10, 2022

Longest word
intricacy
9 letters
Top scorer
intricacy
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
14
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
A
2
1
3
C
2
5
2
9
I
1
1
1
3
N
1
3
4
R
1
2
1
4
T
2
3
1
2
8
Y
1
1
Σ
10
14
4
3
0
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1ar 2
C
ca 5ci 1cr 1cy 2
I
in 2it 1
N
na 3ni 1
R
ra 4
T
ta 2ti 2tr 2ty 2
Y
ya 1

All 32 answers

141 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airy1
array5
arty1
canary6
canny5
carny5
carry5
catty5
city1
cranny6
cyan1
cynic5
inanity7
intricacypangram16
itty1
nanny5
nary1
natty5
ninny5
racy1
rainy5
rarity6
ratty5
tarry5
tatty5
tinny5
tiny1
tray1
trinity7
tyranny7
tyrant6
yarn1
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