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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Longest word
compile
7 letters
Top scorer
compile
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
8
6 letters
5
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
C
2
3
1
1
7
E
–
1
–
–
1
I
–
1
–
–
1
L
4
–
–
–
4
M
10
3
–
–
13
P
4
–
4
1
9
Σ
20
8
5
2
35

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 2co 5
E
em 1
I
im 1
L
li 3lo 1
M
me 3mi 6mo 4
P
pi 2po 7

All 35 answers

118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
clime5
clomp5
come1
comic5
comp1
compel6
★compilepangram14
emcee5
impel5
lime1
limo1
limp1
loom1
melee5
meme1
memo1
mice1
mile1
mill1
mime1
mimeo5
mimic5
moil1
mole1
moll1
mope1
pimp1
pimple6
poem1
★polemicpangram14
pome1
pomelo6
pommel6
pomp1
pompom6
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