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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 11, 2023

Longest word
competence
10 letters
Top scorer
competence
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
20
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 letters
2
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
1
3
1
2
1
11
E
1
1
M
1
1
2
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
P
11
2
4
1
18
T
2
3
1
6
Σ
20
6
6
4
2
2
2
42

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 11
E
ep 1
M
mo 2
N
no 2
O
op 2
P
pe 7po 11
T
te 5to 1

All 42 answers

203 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
comp1
compete7
competencepangram17
competentpangram16
componentpangram16
compote7
concept7
contemptpangram15
coop1
coopt5
cope1
epee1
mope1
moppet6
noncompetepangram17
nope1
open1
opponent8
peen1
peep1
pence5
penmen6
penne5
pent1
peon1
poem1
poet1
pome1
pomp1
pompom6
pone1
pontoon7
poop1
pope1
poppet6
potent6
teepee6
temp1
tempo5
tempt5
tepee5
tope1
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