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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 10, 2022

Longest word
biological
10 letters
Top scorer
biological
17 points
Starting letters
5 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
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
3
3
B
14
1
2
1
4
1
23
C
1
1
2
G
2
1
3
L
1
1
1
3
Σ
17
6
5
1
4
0
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2al 1
B
ba 5bi 5bl 4bo 9
C
ca 2
G
gl 3
L
la 2lo 1

All 34 answers

133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
aboil5
alibi5
baba1
bacilli7
bail1
ball1
baobab6
biblical8
bilabial8
bill1
biologic8
biologicalpangram17
blab1
blob1
bloc1
blog1
boba1
bocci5
boil1
bola1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
boogaloo8
cabal5
cabala6
glib1
glob1
global6
labia5
labial6
lobo1
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