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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Longest word
entitlement
11 letters
Top scorer
implement
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
22
5 letters
6
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
10 letters
1
11 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
11
Σ
E
1
2
1
4
I
1
1
1
1
1
5
L
3
1
1
1
1
7
M
13
2
4
19
P
1
2
3
T
3
2
1
2
8
Σ
22
6
8
3
4
1
1
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1em 2en 1
I
im 4it 1
L
li 7
M
me 7mi 12
P
pe 1pi 2
T
te 6ti 2

All 46 answers

190 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
element7
eminent7
emit1
entitlement11
imminent8
impel5
impenitent10
implementpangram16
item1
lime1
limit5
limn1
limp1
limpet6
linemen7
liniment8
meet1
melee5
melt1
meme1
mentee6
mete1
mettle6
mien1
mile1
mill1
millet6
mime1
mine1
mini1
minim5
mint1
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
penmen6
pimp1
pimple6
teem1
temp1
tempi5
temple6
tempt5
tenement8
time1
timeline8
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