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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 30, 2023

Longest word
hyphenate
9 letters
Top scorer
hyphenate
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
4
5 letters
18
6 letters
3
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
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
A
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
E
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
H
1
2
1
–
–
1
5
N
–
3
–
–
–
–
3
P
–
8
1
–
–
–
9
T
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
Y
1
3
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
4
18
3
0
1
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 1
E
ey 1
H
ha 1hy 4
N
na 2ne 1
P
pa 5pe 4
T
ta 1te 1th 1ty 1
Y
ya 1ye 3

All 27 answers

136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apathy6
eyeteeth8
happy5
hyena5
hype1
hyphen6
★hyphenatepangram16
nanny5
natty5
netty5
panty5
papaya6
pappy5
patty5
payee5
peaty5
penny5
peppy5
petty5
tatty5
teeny5
they1
type1
yappy5
yeah1
yenta5
yente5
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