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	6	4	3	2	1	·	·	16
I	1	2	2	·	·	·	·	5
L	9	3	7	5	3	·	·	27
R	6	7	8	9	6	2	·	38
S	10	18	19	20	11	1	1	80
T	9	12	12	17	9	1	·	60
W	11	11	9	9	4	1	2	47

Number of words beginning with each two-letter prefix.

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
E	6	4	3	2	1	·	·	16
I	1	2	2	·	·	·	·	5
L	9	3	7	5	3	·	·	27
R	6	7	8	9	6	2	·	38
S	10	18	19	20	11	1	1	80
T	9	12	12	17	9	1	·	60
W	11	11	9	9	4	1	2	47

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
E	6	4	3	2	1	·	·	16
I	1	2	2	·	·	·	·	5
L	9	3	7	5	3	·	·	27
R	6	7	8	9	6	2	·	38
S	10	18	19	20	11	1	1	80
T	9	12	12	17	9	1	·	60
W	11	11	9	9	4	1	2	47

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
E	6	4	3	2	1	·	·	16
I	1	2	2	·	·	·	·	5
L	9	3	7	5	3	·	·	27
R	6	7	8	9	6	2	·	38
S	10	18	19	20	11	1	1	80
T	9	12	12	17	9	1	·	60
W	11	11	9	9	4	1	2	47