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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 8, 2024

Longest word
annihilation
12 letters
Top scorer
annihilation
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
15
5 letters
8
6 letters
1
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
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
A
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
3
H
10
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
I
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
L
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
N
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
3
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
Σ
15
8
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1an 2
H
ha 7hi 3ho 2
I
in 2
L
la 1li 1lo 1
N
ni 1
O
oa 1
T
ta 1th 3ti 1to 1

All 28 answers

112 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aloha5
★annihilationpangram19
anthill7
hail1
halal5
hall1
halo1
halt1
hath1
hatha5
hill1
hilt1
hint1
holt1
hoot1
inhalant8
★inhalationpangram17
lath1
litho5
loath5
ninth5
oath1
tahini6
than1
that1
thin1
tilth5
tooth5
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