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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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