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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 29, 2022

Longest word
incontinence
12 letters
Top scorer
extinction
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
9
6 letters
10
7 letters
8
8 letters
4
9 letters
2
10 letters
5
11 letters
1
12 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
12
Σ
C
6
2
3
6
1
4
22
E
1
3
2
1
7
I
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
8
N
1
2
2
2
7
O
1
1
2
T
3
1
4
Σ
10
9
10
8
4
2
5
1
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ci 1co 20
E
ec 1en 1ex 5
I
ic 2in 5io 1
N
ne 1ni 3no 3
O
oc 1on 1
T
te 1ti 1to 2

All 50 answers

301 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cent1
cite1
cocci5
cocoon6
coin1
conceit7
concoct7
concoction10
cone1
conic5
connect7
connection10
connote7
content7
contention10
context7
continence10
continent9
coot1
cootie6
cote1
cotton6
ecotone7
entice6
excite6
exec1
exotic6
extinct7
extinctionpangram17
icon1
iconic6
incite6
incontinence12
incontinent11
innocence9
innocent8
ionic5
neocon6
nice1
nicotine8
niece5
nonce5
nontoxic8
notice6
octet5
once1
tectonic8
tinct5
tonic5
toxic5
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