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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 4, 2022

Longest word
coldcocked
10 letters
Top scorer
deadlocked
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
8
6 letters
12
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
9 letters
0
10 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
1
1
C
4
5
4
5
1
1
20
D
3
1
3
1
1
9
E
1
1
K
4
1
1
6
L
6
4
10
Σ
18
8
12
5
2
0
2
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1
C
ca 4cl 6co 10
D
de 7do 2
E
ek 1
K
ka 1ke 2ko 3
L
la 3le 3lo 4

All 47 answers

222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alack5
cackle6
cackled7
cake1
caked5
clack5
clacked7
cloak5
cloakedpangram14
clock5
clocked7
cock1
cockade7
cocked6
cockle6
coke1
coked5
coldcock8
coldcocked10
cook1
cooked6
deadlockpangram15
deadlockedpangram17
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deke1
deked5
dock1
docked6
eked1
kale1
keel1
keeled6
koala5
kola1
kook1
lack1
lacked6
lake1
leak1
leaked6
leek1
lock1
locked6
look1
looked6
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