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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 23, 2023

Longest word
habitual
8 letters
Top scorer
habitual
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
4
6 letters
1
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
B
3
1
4
H
9
3
1
2
1
16
L
1
1
T
1
1
2
Σ
14
4
1
3
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

B
ba 3bl 1
H
ha 11hi 2hu 3
L
la 1
T
th 1ti 1

All 23 answers

83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
baht1
bath1
bathtub7
blah1
habit5
habitat7
habitualpangram15
hail1
halal5
halibutpangram14
hall1
halt1
hath1
hatha5
haul1
hill1
hilt1
hubbub6
hula1
hull1
lath1
that1
tilth5
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