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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 9, 2023

Longest word
cockatoo
8 letters
Top scorer
outback
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
11
5 letters
4
6 letters
2
7 letters
4
8 letters
2

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
1
2
B
4
2
1
7
C
2
1
2
2
7
K
1
1
2
O
1
1
T
4
4
Σ
11
4
2
4
2
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1at 1
B
ba 2bo 2bu 3
C
co 5cu 2
K
ka 1ko 1
O
ou 1
T
ta 1to 2tu 1

All 23 answers

94 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aback5
attack6
babka5
back1
bock1
book1
buck1
bucko5
buttock7
cock1
cockatoo8
cook1
cookbook8
cookout7
cuckoo6
cutback7
kabob5
kook1
outbackpangram14
tack1
tock1
took1
tuck1
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