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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, August 4, 2022

Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
locomotion
17 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
21
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 letters
4
10 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
Σ
C
3
2
1
2
1
9
I
1
1
2
L
3
3
1
1
8
M
4
1
1
1
1
8
N
1
1
O
2
1
3
T
8
2
1
11
Σ
21
6
6
3
0
4
2
42

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 1co 8
I
il 1in 1
L
li 4lo 4
M
mi 2mo 6
N
no 1
O
oc 1om 1on 1
T
ti 4to 7

All 42 answers

171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
clot1
colt1
commit6
commotion9
concoct7
concoction10
coot1
cotillion9
cotton6
illicit7
into1
licit5
lilt1
limit5
lint1
locomotionpangram17
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
mint1
mitt1
molt1
monotonic9
moonlit7
moot1
motion6
motto5
notion6
octillion9
omit1
onto1
till1
tilt1
tinct5
tint1
toil1
toll1
tomtit6
tonic5
tool1
toon1
toot1
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