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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 26, 2022

Longest word
toothpick
9 letters
Top scorer
toothpick
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
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
6
3
2
11
H
4
2
1
7
K
1
1
O
1
1
2
P
3
3
1
1
1
9
T
3
2
1
1
1
8
Σ
17
11
4
3
2
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 2co 9
H
hi 1ho 6
K
ko 1
O
oc 1op 1
P
ph 3pi 1po 5
T
ti 2to 6

All 38 answers

149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chock5
chop1
cocci5
cock1
cockpit7
coho1
cook1
cooktop7
coop1
coopt5
coot1
hippo5
hock1
hooch5
hook1
hoop1
hoot1
hotpot6
kook1
octopi6
optic5
photic6
photo5
photopic8
picot5
pock1
pooch5
pooh1
poop1
pothook7
ticktock8
tiptop6
tock1
took1
toot1
tooth5
toothpickpangram16
topic5
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