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	3	3	3	2	1	·	16
I	·	1	1	3	1	1	1	8
M	9	12	12	6	3	4	2	48
N	5	4	3	6	3	1	·	22
O	3	2	1	1	1	·	·	8
R	6	8	6	3	1	2	2	28
S	10	13	13	13	3	·	1	53

Number of words beginning with each two-letter prefix.

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
E	4	3	3	3	2	1	·	16
I	·	1	1	3	1	1	1	8
M	9	12	12	6	3	4	2	48
N	5	4	3	6	3	1	·	22
O	3	2	1	1	1	·	·	8
R	6	8	6	3	1	2	2	28
S	10	13	13	13	3	·	1	53

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
E	4	3	3	3	2	1	·	16
I	·	1	1	3	1	1	1	8
M	9	12	12	6	3	4	2	48
N	5	4	3	6	3	1	·	22
O	3	2	1	1	1	·	·	8
R	6	8	6	3	1	2	2	28
S	10	13	13	13	3	·	1	53

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
E	4	3	3	3	2	1	·	16
I	·	1	1	3	1	1	1	8
M	9	12	12	6	3	4	2	48
N	5	4	3	6	3	1	·	22
O	3	2	1	1	1	·	·	8
R	6	8	6	3	1	2	2	28
S	10	13	13	13	3	·	1	53