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	11	Total
E	3	4	5	6	1	1	·	·	20
I	1	1	1	2	1	2	·	·	8
M	8	11	8	6	7	1	1	·	42
P	13	12	13	19	15	12	3	1	88
R	8	8	8	9	5	2	·	·	40
S	11	20	23	16	7	3	1	1	82
T	10	17	13	17	9	2	1	1	70

Number of words beginning with each two-letter prefix.

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
E	3	4	5	6	1	1	·	·	20
I	1	1	1	2	1	2	·	·	8
M	8	11	8	6	7	1	1	·	42
P	13	12	13	19	15	12	3	1	88
R	8	8	8	9	5	2	·	·	40
S	11	20	23	16	7	3	1	1	82
T	10	17	13	17	9	2	1	1	70

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
E	3	4	5	6	1	1	·	·	20
I	1	1	1	2	1	2	·	·	8
M	8	11	8	6	7	1	1	·	42
P	13	12	13	19	15	12	3	1	88
R	8	8	8	9	5	2	·	·	40
S	11	20	23	16	7	3	1	1	82
T	10	17	13	17	9	2	1	1	70

First	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
E	3	4	5	6	1	1	·	·	20
I	1	1	1	2	1	2	·	·	8
M	8	11	8	6	7	1	1	·	42
P	13	12	13	19	15	12	3	1	88
R	8	8	8	9	5	2	·	·	40
S	11	20	23	16	7	3	1	1	82
T	10	17	13	17	9	2	1	1	70