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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 9, 2022

Longest word
collective
10 letters
Top scorer
collective
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
2
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
1
5
1
1
8
E
1
1
1
1
1
5
L
2
2
4
O
1
1
V
8
2
3
13
Σ
12
11
4
1
2
0
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 3cl 1co 4
E
el 1ev 4
L
le 2li 1lo 1
O
ol 1
V
ve 3vi 4vo 6

All 31 answers

131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
civet5
civic5
civil5
clove5
coevolve8
collectivepangram17
cove1
covet5
elective8
evict5
evictee7
evil1
evolve6
levee5
level5
live1
love1
olive5
veil1
velvet6
veto1
vice1
vile1
viol1
violet6
voice5
voile5
vole1
volt1
vote1
votive6
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