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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 6, 2021

Longest word
toothpick
9 letters
Top scorer
toothpick
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
6 letters
4
7 letters
1
8 letters
2
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
3
2
1
1
7
H
1
2
3
I
1
1
K
2
2
O
1
1
2
P
2
3
1
1
7
T
2
2
1
1
1
7
Σ
11
10
4
1
2
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 5co 2
H
hi 3
I
it 1
K
ki 2
O
oc 1op 1
P
ph 2pi 5
T
th 1ti 4to 2

All 29 answers

124 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chic1
chichi6
chick5
chip1
chit1
cocci5
cockpit7
hick1
hippo5
hitch5
itch1
kick1
kith1
octopi6
optic5
photic6
photopic8
pick1
picot5
pipit5
pitch5
pith1
thick5
tick1
ticktock8
tiki1
tiptop6
toothpickpangram16
topic5
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