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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 22, 2022

Longest word
inhabitant
10 letters
Top scorer
inhabiting
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
2
7 letters
10
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
3

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
B
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
H
4
2
1
6
–
–
–
13
I
–
–
–
2
–
–
3
5
N
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
T
3
3
1
1
1
–
–
9
Σ
10
8
2
10
1
0
3
34

Two-letter pairs

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

B
ba 3bi 1
H
ha 8hi 5
I
in 5
N
ni 3
T
ta 1th 6ti 2

All 34 answers

184 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
baht1
bath1
★bathingpangram14
bight5
habit5
habitat7
hang1
hanging7
hath1
hatha5
hating6
hatting7
high1
hinging7
hint1
hinting7
hitting7
inhabit7
inhabitant10
★inhabitingpangram17
inhibit7
inhibiting10
nigh1
night5
ninth5
tahini6
than1
that1
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
tight5
tithing7
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