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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 5, 2025

Longest word
annihilating
12 letters
Top scorer
annihilating
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
9
6 letters
4
7 letters
10
8 letters
7
9 letters
4
10 letters
1
11 letters
1
12 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
9
10
11
12
Σ
A
1
1
1
1
4
H
9
2
2
7
3
1
1
1
26
I
2
2
L
1
1
1
1
1
5
N
1
2
1
4
T
3
4
1
1
1
1
11
Σ
14
9
4
10
7
4
1
1
2
52

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2an 2
H
ha 13hi 13
I
in 2
L
la 2li 3
N
ni 4
T
ta 2th 6ti 3

All 52 answers

325 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alight6
alightingpangram16
annihilatingpangram19
anthill7
haggling8
hail1
hailing7
halal5
hall1
halt1
haltingpangram14
hang1
hanging7
hangnail8
hath1
hatha5
hating6
hiatal6
high1
highlight9
highlighting12
hightail8
hightailingpangram18
hill1
hilling7
hilt1
hinging7
hint1
hinting7
hitting7
inhalant8
inhaling8
lath1
lathingpangram14
light5
lighting8
lightning9
nigh1
night5
nightlight10
ninth5
tahini6
taillight9
than1
that1
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
tight5
tilth5
tithing7
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