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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 20, 2023

Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
locution
15 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
22
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
6
8 letters
1
9 letters
3
10 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
10
Σ
C
4
2
3
2
1
1
13
I
1
1
1
1
4
L
4
2
1
1
1
9
N
1
1
O
1
1
1
3
T
10
4
1
15
U
2
3
1
6
Σ
22
11
7
6
1
3
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 2co 8cu 3
I
il 1in 3
L
li 4lo 5
N
no 1
O
oc 2on 1
T
ti 4to 7tu 4
U
un 6

All 51 answers

220 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
clot1
clout5
coconut7
colt1
concoct7
concoction10
coot1
cotillion9
cotton6
count5
cult1
cultic6
cutout6
illicit7
into1
intuit6
intuition9
licit5
lilt1
linocutpangram14
lint1
locutionpangram15
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
lout1
notion6
occult6
octillion9
onto1
till1
tilt1
tinct5
tint1
toil1
toll1
tonic5
tool1
toon1
toot1
tout1
tuition7
tunic5
tutti5
tutu1
unction7
uncut5
unit1
unlit5
until5
unto1
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