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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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