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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Longest word
complicit
9 letters
Top scorer
complicit
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
17
5 letters
12
6 letters
4
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
9 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
C
2
3
1
1
1
8
I
1
1
1
3
L
5
2
1
8
M
3
1
4
O
2
1
1
4
P
2
4
2
1
9
T
3
1
2
6
Σ
17
12
4
4
3
2
42

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

C
cl 1co 7
I
il 1im 2
L
li 6lo 2
M
mi 3mo 1
O
oc 1ol 1om 1op 1
P
pi 6po 3
T
ti 3to 3

All 42 answers

185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
clip1
cocci5
coil1
colic5
comic5
commit6
complicitpangram16
copilot7
illicit7
implicit8
impoliticpangram16
licit5
lilt1
limit5
limo1
limp1
lipo1
loci1
lollipop8
mill1
mimic5
mitt1
moil1
octopi6
olio1
omit1
optic5
piccolo7
picot5
pill1
pilot5
pimp1
pipit5
polio5
politic7
politico8
till1
tilt1
tiptop6
toil1
tomtit6
topic5
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