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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 29, 2024

Longest word
tailwind
8 letters
Top scorer
tailwind
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
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
A
2
2
1
5
D
2
2
I
1
1
L
2
1
3
N
1
2
3
T
8
5
3
1
17
W
4
4
Σ
18
8
6
2
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1an 1at 2aw 1
D
da 1di 1
I
in 1
L
la 1li 2
N
na 2ni 1
T
ta 7ti 5tw 5
W
wa 3wi 1

All 35 answers

123 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alit1
anti1
atilt5
attain6
await5
data1
dint1
initial7
lantana7
lilt1
lint1
natal5
natant6
nitwit6
tail1
tailwindpangram15
taint5
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tannin6
tidal5
till1
tilt1
tint1
titan5
twain5
twilit6
twill5
twin1
twit1
wait1
want1
watt1
wilt1
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