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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
function
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
10
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
C
2
2
2
1
7
F
1
1
1
1
4
I
3
1
2
1
7
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
T
2
4
1
7
U
1
2
1
4
Σ
9
10
7
3
1
1
2
33

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 7
F
fi 2fo 1fu 1
I
ic 2in 4io 1
N
no 2
O
on 1ou 1
T
ti 3to 1tu 3
U
un 4

All 33 answers

166 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
coffin6
coif1
coin1
concoction10
confit6
conic5
fiction7
finito6
foci1
functionpangram15
icon1
iconic6
info1
into1
intuit6
intuition9
ionic5
nonfiction10
notion6
onion5
outfit6
tiff1
tinct5
tint1
tonic5
tuition7
tunic5
tutti5
unction7
unfit5
union5
unit1
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