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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 13, 2022

Longest word
enticement
10 letters
Top scorer
excitement
17 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
19
5 letters
2
6 letters
9
7 letters
5
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 letters
3

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
C
2
1
3
E
2
4
3
2
11
I
1
2
1
1
5
M
5
2
1
8
N
2
1
3
T
7
2
1
1
11
Σ
19
2
9
5
3
0
3
41

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2ci 1
E
em 3en 3ex 5
I
im 1in 3it 1
M
me 3mi 5
N
ne 1ni 2
T
te 6ti 5

All 41 answers

179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cement6
cent1
cite1
emetic6
eminent7
emit1
entente7
entice6
enticement10
excite6
excitementpangram17
exit1
extent6
extinct7
imminent8
incite6
incitement10
intent6
item1
meet1
mentee6
mete1
mimetic7
mint1
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
next1
nineteen8
nite1
teem1
teen1
tenement8
tenet5
tent1
text1
time1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
titmice7
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