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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 22, 2023

Longest word
nineteenth
10 letters
Top scorer
hotline
14 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
11
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 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
Σ
H
9
2
2
2
1
16
L
2
2
N
1
1
1
1
4
T
3
6
1
1
11
Σ
12
11
3
3
2
1
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

H
he 6hi 3ho 7
L
li 2
N
ne 1ni 3
T
te 4th 4ti 2to 1

All 33 answers

155 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
heel1
heinie6
hell1
hellhole8
hellion7
hello5
hill1
hilt1
hint1
hole1
holt1
hone1
hoot1
hotel5
hotlinepangram14
hottie6
lithe5
litho5
neolithpangram14
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
teeth5
teethe6
telethon8
tenth5
thee1
then1
thin1
thine5
tilth5
tithe5
tooth5
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