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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Longest word
microform
9 letters
Top scorer
confirm
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
10
6 letters
13
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
9 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
9
Σ
C
5
5
3
2
15
F
3
1
4
I
3
1
3
7
M
4
3
3
2
1
2
15
N
4
1
5
O
1
1
2
R
2
2
4
Σ
21
10
13
5
1
2
52

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 12cr 3
F
fo 3fr 1
I
ic 2in 2io 1ir 2
M
mi 7mo 8
N
no 5
O
om 1on 1
R
ro 4

All 52 answers

217 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
cocoon6
coffin6
coif1
coin1
coir1
comic5
common6
confirmpangram14
conform7
conic5
corn1
croc1
croci5
croon5
foci1
form1
formic6
from1
icon1
iconic6
info1
inform6
ionic5
iron1
ironic6
micro5
microform9
micromini9
micron6
minion6
minor5
mirror6
mono1
moon1
moonroof8
moor1
morn1
morocco7
moron5
moronic7
noir1
noncom6
noon1
nori1
norm1
omicron7
onion5
rococo6
romcom6
roof1
room1
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