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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 30, 2022

Longest word
trillionth
10 letters
Top scorer
trillionth
17 points
Starting letters
5 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
16
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
2
9 letters
0
10 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
Σ
H
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
2
N
2
2
4
R
6
2
1
1
10
T
6
5
2
2
1
1
17
Σ
16
11
4
2
2
0
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

H
ho 3
I
in 1ir 1
N
ni 1no 3
R
rh 1ri 2ro 7
T
th 2ti 1to 6tr 8

All 36 answers

142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
honor5
horn1
horror6
intro5
iron1
nitro5
noir1
nori1
north5
rhino5
rill1
riot1
roil1
roll1
root1
roti1
rotini6
rotor5
rototill8
thorn5
thrill6
tinhorn7
tori1
torii5
torn1
toro1
tort1
tortoni7
trill5
trillion8
trillionthpangram17
trio1
triton6
troll5
trot1
troth5
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