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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 13, 2022

Longest word
clockwork
9 letters
Top scorer
warlock
14 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
15
5 letters
10
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
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
A
1
1
2
C
4
8
2
1
1
16
L
1
1
O
3
1
4
R
5
1
6
W
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
15
10
3
3
1
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 2
C
ca 1cl 1co 6cr 8
L
la 1
O
oa 1ok 1or 2
R
ra 1ro 5
W
wa 2wo 1wr 1

All 33 answers

128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arco1
arrow5
carol5
clockwork9
collar6
color5
coral5
cork1
corolla7
corral6
crack5
craw1
crawl5
croak5
croc1
crock5
crook5
crow1
lark1
oarlock7
okra1
oral1
orca1
rack1
roar1
rock1
rococo6
roll1
rook1
wallaroo8
warlockpangram14
work1
wrack5
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