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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 30, 2022

Longest word
belittle
8 letters
Top scorer
blithely
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
8
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
B
4
1
3
2
10
E
2
1
1
4
H
1
1
I
1
1
L
2
1
1
1
5
T
6
4
2
12
Y
1
1
Σ
15
8
7
1
3
34

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 5bi 2bl 2by 1
E
el 1et 1ey 2
H
hi 1
I
it 1
L
li 5
T
te 3th 2ti 7
Y
ye 1

All 34 answers

135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beet1
beetle6
belittle8
belt1
betel5
billet6
bite1
blithe6
blithelypangram15
byte1
elite5
ethyl5
eyelet6
eyeteeth8
hilt1
itty1
lilt1
lite1
lithe5
lithely7
little6
teeth5
teethe6
tell1
thee1
they1
tile1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
tithe5
title5
tittle6
yeti1
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