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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 17, 2022

Longest word
multimillion
12 letters
Top scorer
multimillion
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
24
5 letters
7
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 letters
0
12 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
12
Σ
I
1
1
1
3
L
4
2
1
7
M
5
2
2
1
1
1
12
N
1
1
O
2
2
T
10
1
2
1
14
U
2
2
4
Σ
24
7
7
2
1
1
0
0
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

I
in 3
L
li 3lo 4
M
mi 2mo 6mu 4
N
no 1
O
om 1on 1
T
ti 3to 7tu 4
U
un 4

All 43 answers

151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
into1
intuit6
intuition9
lilt1
limit5
lint1
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
lout1
mint1
mitt1
molt1
moonlit7
moot1
motion6
motto5
mount5
multimillionpangram19
munition8
mutt1
mutton6
notion6
omit1
onto1
till1
tilt1
tint1
toil1
toll1
tomtit6
tool1
toon1
toot1
tout1
tuition7
tumult6
tutti5
tutu1
unit1
unlit5
until5
unto1
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