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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 19, 2022

Longest word
hawthorn
8 letters
Top scorer
hawthorn
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
14
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
A
1
1
2
H
6
2
3
1
12
N
2
2
O
1
1
T
3
5
3
11
W
2
4
1
1
8
Σ
12
14
7
2
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 1at 1
H
ha 5ho 7
N
no 2
O
oa 1
T
th 8to 2tr 1
W
wa 1wh 3wo 2wr 2

All 36 answers

153 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arhat5
athwart7
harrow6
hart1
hath1
hatha5
hawthornpangram15
hoar1
honor5
hoorah6
hoot1
hora1
horn1
horror6
nohow5
north5
oath1
than1
that1
thaw1
thorn5
throat6
throw5
thrown6
thwart6
tooth5
torah5
troth5
wahoo5
what1
whatnot7
whoa1
woohoo6
worth5
wrath5
wroth5
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