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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Longest word
highlight
9 letters
Top scorer
flighty
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
10
5 letters
9
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
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
F
1
5
2
1
–
–
9
G
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
H
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
2
1
–
1
–
–
4
T
3
3
–
1
–
–
7
Σ
10
9
2
3
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fi 6fl 3
G
gi 2
H
hi 2
I
it 1
L
li 4
T
th 1ti 6

All 25 answers

104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
fifth5
fifty5
fight5
filth5
filthy6
fitly5
flight6
★flightypangram14
flit1
gift1
gilt1
highlight9
hilt1
itty1
lift1
light5
lightly7
lilt1
thigh5
tiff1
tight5
tightly7
till1
tilt1
tilth5
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