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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 13, 2022

Longest word
fidgeted
8 letters
Top scorer
fidgety
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
10
6 letters
10
7 letters
3
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
D
2
4
2
1
–
9
E
1
1
3
1
–
6
F
2
3
2
1
1
9
G
1
1
2
–
–
4
I
2
–
–
–
–
2
T
4
1
1
–
–
6
Y
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
13
10
10
3
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4di 5
E
ed 5ef 1
F
fe 1fi 8
G
gi 4
I
if 1it 1
T
ti 6
Y
ye 1

All 37 answers

159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
defied6
deified7
deify5
deity5
died1
diet1
dieted6
digit5
ditty5
eddied6
edified7
edify5
edit1
edited6
effigy6
fetid5
fidget6
fidgeted8
★fidgetypangram14
fief1
fife1
fifed5
fifty5
fitted6
giddy5
gift1
gifted6
giftee6
iffy1
itty1
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tidy1
tied1
tiff1
yeti1
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