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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Longest word
highlighting
12 letters
Top scorer
thrilling
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
9
6 letters
2
7 letters
5
8 letters
3
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
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
4
–
1
4
–
1
–
–
1
11
L
–
1
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
N
1
2
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
4
R
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
T
1
4
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
9
Σ
6
9
2
5
3
3
1
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 1
H
hi 11
L
li 3
N
ni 4
R
ri 2
T
th 6ti 3

All 30 answers

178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
girth5
high1
highlight9
highlighting12
hill1
hilling7
hilt1
hinging7
hint1
hinting7
hiring6
hitting7
light5
lighting8
lightning9
nigh1
night5
nightlight10
ninth5
right5
righting8
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
thrill6
★thrillingpangram16
tight5
tilth5
tithing7
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