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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 15, 2022

Longest word
cutthroat
9 letters
Top scorer
cutthroat
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
16
5 letters
18
6 letters
13
7 letters
1
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
A
1
2
2
5
C
3
5
6
1
1
1
17
H
7
4
3
1
15
O
2
2
R
1
1
T
3
6
2
11
Σ
16
18
13
1
2
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ar 2at 1au 1
C
ca 2ch 5co 6cr 3cu 1
H
ha 4ho 8hu 3
O
oa 1ou 1
R
ro 1
T
ta 1th 4to 4tr 2

All 51 answers

230 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
achoo5
arch1
arhat5
attach6
author6
catarrh7
catch5
char1
chart5
chat1
church6
churro6
coach5
coauthorpangram15
coho1
cohort6
couch5
couth5
crotch6
crouch6
crutch6
cutthroatpangram16
hart1
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
hoar1
hooch5
hoorah6
hoot1
hora1
horchata8
horror6
hour1
hurrah6
hurt1
hutch5
oath1
ouch1
roach5
tach1
that1
thatch6
thou1
throat6
tooth5
torah5
torch5
touch5
troth5
truth5
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