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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 23, 2021

Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
weighted
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
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
E
–
1
1
–
–
1
3
G
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
4
2
3
–
–
–
9
T
1
4
2
1
–
–
8
W
5
4
1
2
1
–
13
Σ
11
11
7
3
1
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ei 3
G
gh 1
H
he 6hi 3
T
te 3th 2ti 3
W
we 4wh 6wi 3

All 34 answers

153 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
ghee1
hedge5
hedged6
heed1
heeded6
height6
hewed5
hide1
hied1
high1
teeth5
teethe6
teethed7
thee1
thigh5
tight5
tithe5
tithed6
weigh5
weighed7
weight6
★weightedpangram15
whee1
whet1
whetted7
whew1
whit1
white5
width5
wight5
with1
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