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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Longest word
coldcocked
10 letters
Top scorer
wedlock
14 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
6
6 letters
11
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 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
Σ
C
11
6
6
2
1
1
27
D
3
4
1
8
L
2
1
1
4
W
1
1
2
Σ
16
6
11
4
3
0
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 5cl 3co 19
D
de 6do 2
L
lo 4
W
we 1wo 1

All 41 answers

181 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
cello5
clock5
clocked7
clod1
cock1
cocked6
cockle6
coddle6
coddled7
code1
coded5
coed1
coke1
cold1
coldcock8
coldcocked10
cooed5
cook1
cooked6
cool1
cooled6
cowed5
cowl1
deck1
decked6
deckle6
deco1
decode6
decoded7
dock1
docked6
lock1
locked6
loco1
locoweed8
wedlockpangram14
woodcock8
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