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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 26, 2024

Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
function
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
9
6 letters
11
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 letters
2

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
C
3
3
6
2
1
15
F
3
2
1
1
1
8
I
3
1
1
1
6
N
2
2
1
1
6
O
1
1
1
3
T
4
1
1
6
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
17
9
11
5
2
1
2
47

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 13cu 2
F
fi 2fo 4fu 2
I
ic 2in 3io 1
N
no 5nu 1
O
on 2ou 1
T
to 5tu 1
U
un 3

All 47 answers

215 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
coconut7
cocoon6
coffin6
coif1
coin1
concoct7
concoction10
confit6
conic5
coot1
cotton6
count5
cutoff6
cutout6
fiction7
finito6
foci1
font1
foot1
fount5
functionpangram15
futon5
icon1
iconic6
info1
into1
intuition9
ionic5
nonfiction10
nonunion8
noon1
notion6
noun1
nuncio6
onion5
onto1
outfit6
tofu1
tonic5
toon1
toot1
tout1
tuition7
unction7
union5
unto1
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