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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Longest word
coefficient
11 letters
Top scorer
coefficient
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
3
6 letters
11
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
9 letters
3
10 letters
2
11 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
10
11
Σ
C
1
3
2
1
1
1
9
E
2
1
3
F
8
2
3
2
1
16
I
1
1
1
1
1
5
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
T
1
1
2
Σ
11
3
11
4
3
3
2
2
39

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 9
E
ef 3
F
fe 4fi 7fo 5
I
in 5
N
no 2
O
of 2
T
ti 1to 1

All 39 answers

241 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
coefficientpangram18
coffee6
coffin6
coif1
confect7
confectionpangram17
confettipangram15
confine7
confit6
effect6
effete6
efficient9
feet1
feint5
fence5
fete1
fiction7
fief1
fife1
fifteen7
fine1
finite6
finito6
foci1
font1
foot1
footie6
footnote8
inefficient11
infect6
infectionpangram16
infinite8
info1
nonfiction10
nonfinite9
office6
often5
tiff1
toffee6
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