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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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