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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 21, 2022

Longest word
childlike
9 letters
Top scorer
childlike
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
7
6 letters
9
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
C
4
2
1
7
D
3
1
2
6
E
1
1
H
3
1
1
1
6
K
3
5
8
L
3
1
1
5
Σ
13
7
9
3
0
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 5cl 2
D
de 5di 1
E
ek 1
H
he 3hi 3
K
ke 2ki 6
L
le 1li 4

All 33 answers

139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
check5
checked7
cheek5
chick5
childlikepangram16
click5
clicked7
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deke1
deked5
dike1
eked1
heck1
heckle6
heckled7
hick1
hike1
hiked5
keel1
keeled6
kick1
kicked6
kidded6
kiddie6
kill1
killed6
leek1
lick1
licked6
like1
liked5
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