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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Longest word
lightweight
11 letters
Top scorer
lightweight
18 points
Starting letters
3 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
10
11
Σ
L
1
1
T
3
2
1
1
7
W
10
5
2
2
19
Σ
13
7
3
2
1
0
0
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

L
li 1
T
tw 7
W
we 4wh 9wi 6

All 27 answers

106 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
lightweightpangram18
twee1
tweet5
twig1
twilight8
twilit6
twill5
twit1
weigh5
weight6
well1
welt1
whee1
wheel5
wheelie7
whet1
whew1
while5
whit1
white5
whittle7
wiggle6
wight5
wile1
will1
wilt1
with1
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