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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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