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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 15, 2022

Longest word
highlighted
11 letters
Top scorer
highlighted
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
14
6 letters
11
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 letters
3
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
D
1
1
1
3
E
1
3
1
1
6
G
7
3
7
1
18
H
1
1
2
1
1
6
L
4
1
1
6
T
2
2
Σ
9
14
11
3
0
3
0
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 2di 1
E
ed 2eg 1ei 3
G
ge 6gh 1gi 8gl 3
H
he 3hi 3
L
le 3li 3
T
th 1ti 1

All 41 answers

232 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
delightpangram14
delightedpangram16
digit5
edge1
edged5
egged5
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
geld1
gelded6
gelee5
gelid5
gelled6
gelt1
ghee1
gigged6
giggle6
giggled7
gild1
gilded6
gill1
gilled6
gilt1
glee1
glide5
glided6
hedge5
hedged6
height6
high1
highlight9
highlightedpangram18
ledge5
legged6
legit5
liege5
light5
lightedpangram14
thigh5
tight5
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