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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 10, 2022

Longest word
twitching
9 letters
Top scorer
twitching
16 points
Starting letters
6 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
9
6 letters
5
7 letters
9
8 letters
7
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
C
1
2
3
H
1
1
2
1
5
I
1
1
2
4
N
2
1
3
T
5
4
1
4
3
1
18
W
2
2
1
2
1
8
Σ
10
9
5
9
7
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 2ci 1
H
hi 5
I
ig 1in 1it 2
N
ni 3
T
th 4ti 6tw 8
W
wh 2wi 6

All 41 answers

227 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chit1
chitin6
citing6
hint1
hinting7
hitch5
hitching8
hitting7
igniting8
inciting8
itch1
itching7
night5
ninth5
nitwit6
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
tight5
tinct5
tinging7
tint1
tinting7
tithing7
twig1
twin1
twinging8
twining7
twinning8
twit1
twitch6
twitchingpangram16
whit1
whiting7
wight5
witch5
witchingpangram15
with1
within6
witting7
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