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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
brought
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
B
1
3
2
2
8
G
5
1
1
7
O
2
1
3
R
1
1
2
T
1
1
2
2
1
1
8
Σ
7
8
6
4
1
0
2
28

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bo 4br 1bu 3
G
go 2gr 4gu 1
O
ou 3
R
ro 2
T
th 6to 1tr 1

All 28 answers

146 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
borough7
bough5
bought6
bourg5
broughtpangram14
burg1
burgh5
burgoo6
goth1
gout1
grog1
grotto6
grout5
grub1
guru1
ought5
outgo5
outthought10
rotgut6
rough5
thorough8
though6
thought7
through7
throughout10
thug1
tough5
trough6
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