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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Longest word
highlighting
12 letters
Top scorer
thrilling
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
11
6 letters
3
7 letters
9
8 letters
8
9 letters
3
10 letters
1
11 letters
0
12 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
12
Σ
G
3
2
2
7
H
2
2
1
1
6
I
1
1
L
2
1
1
1
1
6
N
2
1
3
R
1
1
2
T
5
5
3
6
3
1
23
Σ
12
11
3
9
8
3
1
0
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 3gl 2gr 2
H
hi 6
I
ig 1
L
li 6
N
ni 3
R
ri 2
T
th 6ti 14tr 3

All 48 answers

268 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gilt1
girt1
girth5
glint5
glinting8
grit1
gritting8
highlight9
highlighting12
hilt1
hint1
hinting7
hitting7
igniting8
light5
lighting8
lightning9
lilt1
lilting7
lint1
night5
nightlight10
ninth5
right5
righting8
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
thrill6
thrillingpangram16
tight5
tiling6
till1
tilling7
tilt1
tilth5
tilting7
tinging7
tingling8
tint1
tinting7
tiring6
tithing7
titling7
trig1
trill5
trilling8
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