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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 13, 2020

Longest word
probiotic
9 letters
Top scorer
probiotic
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
9
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
B
1
2
3
C
5
4
2
11
O
1
1
2
P
1
2
1
4
R
1
1
2
T
2
2
4
Σ
5
9
8
3
0
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 2bo 1
C
ci 2co 4cr 5
O
oc 1op 1
P
pi 1po 1pr 2
R
ro 2
T
to 2tr 2

All 26 answers

135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
biopic6
biotic6
boric5
cirri5
citric6
cocci5
coop1
coopt5
coot1
crib1
critic6
croc1
croci5
crop1
octopi6
optic5
picot5
portico7
probioticpangram16
proctor7
robotic7
rococo6
topic5
toric5
tricot6
tropic6
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