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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 22, 2024

Longest word
cocooning
9 letters
Top scorer
crooking
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
13
6 letters
7
7 letters
10
8 letters
5
9 letters
1

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
8
9
3
6
4
1
31
I
1
2
2
5
K
1
1
1
1
4
N
2
2
4
R
2
1
2
1
6
Σ
14
13
7
10
5
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1co 20cr 10
I
ic 3io 1ir 1
K
ki 2kn 2
N
ni 2no 2
R
ri 3ro 3

All 50 answers

261 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cirri5
cocci5
cock1
cocking7
cocoon6
cocooning9
coin1
coining7
coir1
conic5
conk1
conking7
conning7
cooing6
cook1
cooking7
corgi5
coring6
cork1
corkingpangram14
corn1
crick5
cricking8
cringing8
croc1
croci5
crock5
crook5
crookingpangram15
croon5
crooning8
icing5
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
ironic6
kick1
kicking7
knock5
knocking8
nick1
nicking7
nock1
nocking7
ricin5
ricing6
rick1
rock1
rockingpangram14
rococo6
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