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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Longest word
backcomb
8 letters
Top scorer
backroom
15 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
18
5 letters
13
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
5

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
2
B
2
2
4
8
C
11
11
1
23
M
1
1
1
1
4
O
1
1
R
2
2
4
Σ
18
13
3
3
5
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ar 1
B
ba 6bo 2
C
ca 5co 11cr 7
M
ma 2mo 2
O
or 1
R
ra 1ro 3

All 42 answers

169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aback5
arco1
back1
backcomb8
backroompangram15
barback7
barbacoa8
barrack7
bock1
bookrack8
cacao5
camo1
carb1
carob5
carom5
cobra5
coca1
cock1
cocoa5
coma1
comb1
combo5
comma5
cook1
cookbook8
cork1
crab1
crack5
cram1
croak5
croc1
crock5
crook5
macro5
maraca6
mock1
morocco7
orca1
rack1
rock1
rococo6
romcom6
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