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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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