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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 22, 2023

Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
tenacity
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
13
6 letters
17
7 letters
4
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
A
2
2
3
1
8
C
2
2
1
1
6
E
2
2
I
1
2
5
1
1
10
N
3
2
3
1
9
T
3
5
3
1
1
1
14
Y
1
1
Σ
12
13
17
4
3
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 3an 3at 2
C
ca 3ci 2cy 1
E
en 2
I
in 9it 1
N
ni 9
T
ta 6te 1ti 7
Y
ye 1

All 50 answers

247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acetic6
ancient7
anti1
antic5
attain6
attic5
cacti5
canine6
cantina7
cite1
city1
cynic5
entice6
entity6
inane5
inanity7
incant6
incite6
initiate8
innate6
innie5
intact6
intent6
itty1
niacin6
nice1
nicety6
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
ninety6
ninny5
nite1
tacit5
tactic6
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
tenacitypangram15
tinct5
tine1
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
titan5
titanic7
yeti1
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