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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Longest word
highlight
9 letters
Top scorer
lightbulb
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
4
6 letters
1
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 letters
2

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
B
3
1
1
5
G
6
1
7
H
3
1
4
L
3
1
1
5
T
2
1
3
Σ
17
4
1
0
0
2
24

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 1bl 1bu 3
G
gi 2gl 3gu 2
H
hi 3hu 1
L
li 3lu 2
T
ti 3

All 24 answers

68 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bill1
blight6
built5
bulb1
bull1
gill1
gilt1
glib1
glug1
glut1
guilt5
gull1
highlight9
hill1
hilt1
hull1
light5
lightbulbpangram16
lilt1
lull1
lulu1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
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