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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 6, 2024

Longest word
probiotic
9 letters
Top scorer
probiotic
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
10
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
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
B
2
1
3
C
4
2
2
8
O
1
1
P
3
1
2
1
7
R
3
2
2
1
8
T
6
3
3
12
Σ
18
10
7
3
0
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bo 2br 1
C
ci 2co 1cr 5
O
or 1
P
po 3pr 4
R
ri 2ro 6
T
to 6tr 6

All 39 answers

147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
boor1
boric5
brio1
cirri5
citric6
coir1
crib1
critic6
croc1
croci5
crop1
orbit5
poor1
port1
portico7
prior5
probioticpangram16
proctor7
prop1
ribbit6
riot1
robot5
robotic7
rococo6
root1
roti1
rotor5
tori1
toric5
torii5
toro1
torpor6
tort1
tricot6
trio1
trip1
troop5
tropic6
trot1
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