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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 23, 2022

Longest word
enjoyment
9 letters
Top scorer
enjoyment
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
16
5 letters
13
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
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
J
1
1
2
M
4
3
2
2
3
14
N
1
2
3
O
1
1
T
9
5
1
15
Y
1
1
Σ
16
13
2
3
4
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

E
em 1en 2
J
je 2
M
me 6mo 8
N
ne 1no 2
O
on 1
T
te 7to 8
Y
ye 1

All 39 answers

162 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
emote5
enjoymentpangram16
entente7
jete1
jetty5
meet1
memento7
mentee6
mete1
metonym7
metonymy8
moment6
monotone8
monotony8
monte5
moot1
mote1
motet5
motto5
netty5
nonet5
note1
onto1
teem1
teen1
teeny5
tenement8
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
tome1
tone1
tonne5
tony1
toon1
toot1
tote1
totem5
yente5
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