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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 24, 2022

Longest word
nighttime
9 letters
Top scorer
nighttime
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
4
6 letters
8
7 letters
6
8 letters
3
9 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
Σ
E
1
–
–
1
1
–
3
G
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
M
11
2
6
2
–
–
21
N
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
T
3
1
1
2
1
–
8
Σ
17
4
8
6
3
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

E
em 3
G
gi 1
H
he 2hi 1
I
im 1it 1
M
me 8mi 13
N
ni 1
T
te 3th 3ti 2

All 39 answers

174 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eminent7
emit1
emitting8
gimme5
heme1
hemming7
hitmen6
imminent8
item1
meet1
meeting7
meme1
meming6
mentee6
mete1
meth1
meting6
mien1
might5
mime1
miming6
mine1
mini1
minim5
mining6
mint1
minting7
mite1
mitt1
mitten6
★nighttimepangram16
teem1
teeming7
tenement8
them1
theme5
★themingpangram14
time1
timing6
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