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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 18, 2022

Longest word
complicit
9 letters
Top scorer
complicit
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
10
6 letters
2
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
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
9
5
1
1
1
17
I
1
1
1
3
L
2
1
3
M
1
1
O
1
1
2
P
1
2
1
4
T
1
1
Σ
11
10
2
4
2
2
31

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 4co 13
I
il 1im 2
L
li 1lo 2
M
mi 1
O
oc 1op 1
P
pi 2po 2
T
to 1

All 31 answers

149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
clip1
clomp5
clop1
clot1
cocci5
coil1
colic5
colt1
comic5
commit6
comp1
complicitpangram16
cool1
coop1
coopt5
coot1
copilot7
illicit7
implicit8
impoliticpangram16
licit5
loci1
loco1
mimic5
octopi6
optic5
piccolo7
picot5
politic7
politico8
topic5
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