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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 28, 2022

Longest word
cookbook
8 letters
Top scorer
outback
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
7 letters
5
8 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
Σ
A
1
3
4
B
11
3
3
1
18
C
2
1
3
K
1
1
O
1
1
T
1
1
1
3
Σ
13
8
3
5
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 4
B
ba 4bo 9bu 5
C
ca 1co 1cu 1
K
ka 1
O
ou 1
T
ta 1to 1tu 1

All 30 answers

121 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aback5
abbot5
about5
abut1
baba1
babka5
back1
baobab6
boat1
boba1
bobcat6
bock1
boob1
booboo6
book1
boot1
bout1
bubba5
buck1
bucko5
butt1
buttock7
catboat7
cookbook8
cutback7
kabob5
outbackpangram14
taboo5
tobacco7
tuba1
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