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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Longest word
nepenthe
8 letters
Top scorer
pantheon
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
12
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
E
1
1
H
8
3
2
2
15
N
1
1
2
O
2
2
P
3
3
2
1
9
T
4
5
1
10
Σ
17
12
6
2
2
39

Two-letter pairs

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

E
et 1
H
ha 4he 6ho 5
N
ne 2
O
oa 1op 1
P
pa 2pe 1ph 5po 1
T
te 3th 6to 1

All 39 answers

150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ethane6
happen6
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heap1
heat1
heath5
heathen7
henna5
heptane7
hone1
hoop1
hoot1
hope1
hotpot6
neath5
nepenthe8
oath1
opah1
pantheonpangram15
path1
peahen6
phat1
phone5
phono5
photo5
photon6
pooh1
teeth5
teethe6
tenth5
than1
thane5
that1
thee1
then1
theta5
tooth5
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