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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 6, 2023

Longest word
clinician
9 letters
Top scorer
fanciful
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
7
6 letters
10
7 letters
2
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
A
1
–
2
–
–
–
3
C
–
2
1
1
1
1
6
F
2
2
4
1
1
1
11
I
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
L
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
N
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
7
7
10
2
2
2
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2an 1
C
ca 1ci 1cl 4
F
fa 4fi 5fl 1fu 1
I
il 1in 1
L
la 4li 1
N
na 2ni 1

All 30 answers

157 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
annuli6
calculi7
cilia5
cliff5
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
facial6
fail1
★fancifulpangram15
fanfic6
filial6
fill1
final5
financial9
finial6
flail5
fulfill7
iliac5
infill6
laic1
laical6
lain1
lanai5
lilac5
naif1
nail1
niacin6
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