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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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