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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 24, 2022

Longest word
hitching
8 letters
Top scorer
pitching
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
9
6 letters
2
7 letters
8
8 letters
5

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
C
1
–
2
–
–
3
H
1
1
–
2
1
5
I
1
–
–
1
2
4
N
–
2
–
–
–
2
P
2
2
–
1
1
6
T
2
4
–
4
1
11
Σ
7
9
2
8
5
31

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 2ci 1
H
hi 5
I
ig 1in 1it 2
N
ni 2
P
pi 6
T
th 4ti 7

All 31 answers

167 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chit1
chitin6
citing6
hint1
hinting7
hitch5
hitching8
hitting7
igniting8
inciting8
itch1
itching7
night5
ninth5
pint1
pipit5
pitch5
★pitchingpangram15
pith1
pitting7
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
tight5
tinct5
tinging7
tint1
tinting7
tipping7
tithing7
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