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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Longest word
commodity
9 letters
Top scorer
commodity
16 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
7
5 letters
11
6 letters
6
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
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
C
1
2
2
–
–
1
6
D
2
3
1
–
–
–
6
I
–
2
1
1
–
–
4
M
2
3
–
–
–
–
5
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
T
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
7
11
6
1
0
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 6
D
di 1do 5
I
id 4
M
mo 5
O
od 1om 1
T
to 3

All 26 answers

121 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
comic5
comity6
commit6
★commoditypangram16
coot1
ditto5
dodo1
doom1
doomy5
dotcom6
dotty5
idiocy6
idiom5
idiot5
idiotic7
mommy5
mood1
moody5
moot1
motto5
oddity6
omit1
toddy5
tomtit6
toot1
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