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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 19, 2021

Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
brought
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
9
5 letters
11
6 letters
6
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
2

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
Σ
B
2
4
2
2
10
G
1
1
H
4
2
6
O
1
1
2
R
1
1
T
2
5
2
2
1
1
13
Σ
9
11
6
4
1
0
2
33

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bo 7br 2bu 1
G
go 1
H
ho 4hu 2
O
ou 2
R
ro 1
T
th 8to 2tr 3

All 33 answers

163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
boho1
boohoo6
booth5
borough7
both1
bough5
bought6
broth5
broughtpangram14
burgh5
goth1
hobo1
hoot1
horror6
hour1
hubbub6
hurt1
ought5
outthought10
rough5
thorough8
thou1
though6
thought7
throb5
through7
throughout10
thug1
tooth5
tough5
troth5
trough6
truth5
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