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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 12, 2022

Longest word
lightweight
11 letters
Top scorer
lightweight
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
5
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
9 letters
2
10 letters
0
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
E
1
1
1
3
G
5
1
1
7
H
1
1
1
3
L
3
1
4
T
1
2
1
4
W
2
2
4
Σ
7
9
5
0
1
2
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ei 3
G
ge 2gh 1gi 3gl 1
H
he 1hi 2
L
le 1li 3
T
th 1ti 1tw 2
W
we 2wi 2

All 25 answers

126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
gelee5
gelt1
ghee1
giggle6
gill1
gilt1
glee1
height6
high1
highlight9
legit5
liege5
light5
lightweightpangram18
thigh5
tight5
twig1
twilight8
weigh5
weight6
wiggle6
wight5
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