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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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