Spelling Bee Hints

Get unstuck without seeing the answers

See counts by first letter and length, pangrams and the maximum score—without revealing a single word.

Puzzle letters

How many matching words in this site's list start with each letter.

A grid showing how many words start with each letter at each length.

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
E	4	4	4	3	2	·	·	17
H	6	4	4	3	2	1	·	20
I	1	2	2	·	·	·	·	5
L	9	4	8	6	3	·	·	30
R	7	7	9	7	5	2	·	37
S	8	17	20	21	13	3	·	82
T	9	18	20	18	10	5	2	82

Number of words beginning with each two-letter prefix.

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
E	4	4	4	3	2	·	·	17
H	6	4	4	3	2	1	·	20
I	1	2	2	·	·	·	·	5
L	9	4	8	6	3	·	·	30
R	7	7	9	7	5	2	·	37
S	8	17	20	21	13	3	·	82
T	9	18	20	18	10	5	2	82

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
E	4	4	4	3	2	·	·	17
H	6	4	4	3	2	1	·	20
I	1	2	2	·	·	·	·	5
L	9	4	8	6	3	·	·	30
R	7	7	9	7	5	2	·	37
S	8	17	20	21	13	3	·	82
T	9	18	20	18	10	5	2	82

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
E	4	4	4	3	2	·	·	17
H	6	4	4	3	2	1	·	20
I	1	2	2	·	·	·	·	5
L	9	4	8	6	3	·	·	30
R	7	7	9	7	5	2	·	37
S	8	17	20	21	13	3	·	82
T	9	18	20	18	10	5	2	82