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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Longest word
allocable
9 letters
Top scorer
blockable
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
27
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
0
8 letters
6
9 letters
3

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
A
1
1
2
B
9
3
3
2
1
18
C
7
5
3
3
1
19
K
2
2
4
L
6
1
1
1
9
O
2
2
Σ
27
11
7
0
6
3
54

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2
B
ba 2bl 5bo 11
C
ca 2ce 2cl 3co 12
K
ka 1ko 3
L
lo 9
O
ob 1ol 1

All 54 answers

220 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allocable9
aloe1
ballcock8
baobab6
blob1
bloc1
block5
blockablepangram16
bloke5
boba1
bobble6
bocce5
bock1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
book1
bookable8
cacao5
callaloo8
cellblock9
cello5
cloaca6
cloak5
clock5
coal1
cobble6
coca1
cock1
cockle6
cocoa5
coke1
cola1
cook1
cookablepangram15
cookbook8
cool1
kabob5
koala5
kola1
kook1
lobe1
lobo1
local5
locale6
lock1
lockablepangram15
loco1
loll1
look1
oboe1
oleo1
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