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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Longest word
telekinetic
11 letters
Top scorer
telekinetic
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
7
6 letters
9
7 letters
5
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
10 letters
1
11 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
11
Σ
C
3
3
2
1
9
E
1
2
1
1
5
I
2
2
1
5
K
1
1
2
L
2
1
1
1
5
N
3
1
1
1
1
7
T
1
1
2
1
5
Σ
10
7
9
5
3
2
1
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 3ci 1cl 5
E
ec 1el 3en 1
I
ic 1il 1in 3
K
ki 2
L
le 1li 4
N
ne 3ni 4
T
te 1ti 4

All 38 answers

211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cell1
celli5
cent1
cite1
click5
client6
clientele9
clinic6
clink5
eclectic8
elect5
electee7
elicit6
entice6
icicle6
illicit7
incite6
incline7
intellect9
kick1
kinetic7
lenience8
lice1
licit5
lick1
littleneckpangram17
neck1
neckline8
necktie7
nice1
nick1
nickel6
niece5
telekineticpangram18
tick1
ticket6
tickle6
tinct5
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