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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 15, 2024

Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
continuum
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
12
6 letters
11
7 letters
6
8 letters
3
9 letters
4
10 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
10
Σ
C
1
3
3
2
3
1
13
I
2
1
2
1
6
M
4
2
3
1
1
11
N
2
3
1
6
O
1
1
2
T
2
3
1
6
U
2
2
2
1
7
Σ
14
12
11
6
3
4
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 12cu 1
I
ic 2in 3io 1
M
mi 5mo 4mu 2
N
no 5nu 1
O
on 2
T
ti 2to 2tu 2
U
un 7

All 51 answers

259 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
coconut7
cocoon6
coin1
common6
commotion9
communion9
concoct7
concoction10
conic5
continuumpangram16
cotton6
count5
cumin5
icon1
iconic6
into1
intuit6
intuition9
ionic5
mini1
minim5
minimum7
minion6
mint1
mono1
moon1
motion6
mount5
munition8
mutton6
noncom6
nonunion8
noon1
notion6
noun1
nuncio6
onion5
onto1
tinct5
tint1
tonic5
toon1
tuition7
tunic5
uncommon8
unction7
uncut5
union5
unit1
unmount7
unto1
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