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

Summary

These counts come from this site's word list, which is broader than the lists published games use. Your puzzle's own totals may be lower. Read the full rules.

Words by first letter

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

First letter × word length

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

First 45678 Total
F 6 8 2 2 · 18
I 1 · · · · 1
K · · · 1 1 2
O 1 · · · · 1
S · 2 2 · · 4

Two-letter starts

Number of words beginning with each two-letter prefix.