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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Longest word
toothpick
9 letters
Top scorer
toothpick
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
11
5 letters
10
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
C
2
1
2
5
H
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
K
1
1
O
1
1
2
P
1
4
1
1
1
8
T
5
3
1
1
1
11
Σ
11
10
4
3
2
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 1co 4
H
hi 1ho 2
I
it 1
K
ki 1
O
oc 1op 1
P
ph 3pi 4po 1
T
th 1ti 4to 6

All 31 answers

138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chit1
cockpit7
cooktop7
coopt5
coot1
hitch5
hoot1
hotpot6
itch1
kith1
octopi6
optic5
photic6
photo5
photopic8
picot5
pipit5
pitch5
pith1
pothook7
thick5
tick1
ticktock8
tiki1
tiptop6
tock1
took1
toot1
tooth5
toothpickpangram16
topic5
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