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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 15, 2024

Longest word
widowhood
9 letters
Top scorer
hoodwink
15 points
Starting letters
5 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
11
5 letters
3
6 letters
2
7 letters
0
8 letters
3
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
D
2
1
3
H
1
1
2
K
3
1
4
O
1
1
2
W
4
1
2
1
1
9
Σ
11
3
2
0
3
1
20

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 2do 1
H
hi 1ho 1
K
ki 4
O
oi 1on 1
W
wi 8wo 1

All 20 answers

78 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dink1
dino1
downwind8
hind1
hoodwinkpangram15
kiddo5
kind1
kink1
kiwi1
oink1
onion5
widow5
widowhood9
wiki1
wind1
window6
wink1
winnow6
wino1
woodwind8
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.