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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 22, 2022

Longest word
chocolate
9 letters
Top scorer
chocolate
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
28
5 letters
22
6 letters
10
7 letters
5
8 letters
5
9 letters
3

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
2
4
1
1
8
C
10
6
4
3
2
2
27
E
1
1
H
4
3
1
8
L
4
4
3
11
O
2
2
1
5
T
5
3
2
1
1
1
13
Σ
28
22
10
5
5
3
73

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1al 6at 1
C
ca 2ce 1ch 1cl 5co 18
E
ec 1
H
ha 1he 2ho 5
L
lo 11
O
oa 1oc 3ol 1
T
ta 2te 1th 1to 9

All 73 answers

307 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
achoo5
alcohol7
allocate8
allot5
aloe1
aloha5
alto1
atoll5
cacao5
callaloo8
cello5
chocolatepangram16
cloaca6
cloche6
clot1
cloth5
clothe6
coach5
coact5
coal1
coat1
coca1
cochlea7
cochleae8
cocoa5
coho1
cola1
collate7
collect7
collet6
collocate9
colt1
cool1
coot1
cote1
echo1
halo1
hellhole8
hello5
hole1
holt1
hooch5
hoot1
hotel5
loach5
loath5
loathe6
local5
locale6
locate6
loch1
loco1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
oath1
ocelot6
octal5
octet5
oleo1
taco1
tattoo6
teetotal8
thole5
toccata7
toll1
tool1
toot1
tooth5
toothache9
tootle6
total5
tote1
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