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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 6, 2025

Longest word
femininity
10 letters
Top scorer
femininity
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
9
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
5
9 letters
0
10 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
Σ
E
1
3
2
6
F
2
2
1
1
1
7
I
2
1
3
6
M
5
1
2
8
N
1
2
1
1
5
T
9
3
1
13
Y
1
1
2
Σ
21
9
8
3
5
0
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

E
ef 1em 2en 3
F
fe 4fi 3
I
im 1in 3it 2
M
me 3mi 5
N
ne 1ni 4
T
te 7ti 6
Y
ye 2

All 47 answers

192 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
effete6
eminent7
emit1
enmity6
entente7
entity6
feet1
feint5
femininitypangram17
fete1
fifteen7
fifty5
finite6
imminent8
infinite8
infinity8
intent6
item1
itty1
meet1
mentee6
mete1
mint1
minty5
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
netty5
nifty5
nineteen8
ninety6
nite1
teem1
teen1
teeny5
teff1
tenement8
tenet5
tent1
tiff1
time1
tine1
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
yente5
yeti1
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