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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 6, 2022

Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
weighty
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
E
1
1
2
1
1
6
G
1
1
H
1
1
T
3
3
1
7
W
4
2
1
1
8
Y
1
1
Σ
10
6
5
1
1
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 1ei 4ey 1
G
gh 1
H
he 1
T
te 2th 2ti 1tw 2
W
we 3wh 5
Y
ye 1

All 24 answers

101 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eggy1
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
eighty6
eyeteeth8
ghee1
height6
teeth5
teethe6
thee1
they1
tithe5
twee1
tweet5
weigh5
weight6
weightypangram14
whee1
whet1
whew1
whey1
white5
yeti1
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