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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Longest word
clinician
9 letters
Top scorer
clawing
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
10
6 letters
9
7 letters
6
8 letters
4
9 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
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
C
3
6
5
3
3
1
21
G
1
1
2
I
2
1
3
L
1
1
2
1
5
N
1
1
W
1
1
Σ
5
10
9
6
4
2
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 3
C
ca 10ci 1cl 10
G
gl 2
I
ic 1il 1in 1
L
la 4li 1
N
ni 1
W
wi 1

All 36 answers

208 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acing5
caging6
call1
calla5
calling7
canal5
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
cawing6
cilia5
clan1
clang5
clanging8
claw1
clawingpangram14
cling5
clinging8
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
glacial7
glancing8
icing5
iliac5
inclining9
lacing6
laic1
laical6
lancing7
lilac5
niacin6
wincing7
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