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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 25, 2024

Longest word
twitching
9 letters
Top scorer
twitching
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
8
7 letters
18
8 letters
10
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
C
3
1
3
2
9
G
2
2
H
2
1
3
1
7
I
2
1
1
2
2
8
N
1
2
1
4
T
5
4
1
4
3
1
18
W
3
4
2
7
2
18
Σ
16
13
8
18
10
1
66

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 6ci 3
G
gi 2
H
hi 7
I
ic 1ig 1in 4it 2
N
ni 4
T
th 4ti 6tw 8
W
wh 5wi 13

All 66 answers

358 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chic1
chichi6
chin1
chinning8
chit1
chitin6
cinch5
cinching8
citing6
gigging7
ginning7
high1
hinging7
hint1
hinting7
hitch5
hitching8
hitting7
icing5
igniting8
inch1
inching7
inciting8
inning6
itch1
itching7
nigh1
night5
ninth5
nitwit6
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
tight5
tinct5
tinging7
tint1
tinting7
tithing7
twig1
twin1
twinging8
twining7
twinning8
twit1
twitch6
twitchingpangram16
which5
whinging8
whining7
whit1
whiting7
wigging7
wight5
winch5
wincing7
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7
witch5
witchingpangram15
with1
within6
witting7
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