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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Longest word
conditioning
12 letters
Top scorer
conditioning
19 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
7.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
3
5 letters
8
6 letters
8
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
9 letters
8
10 letters
3
11 letters
0
12 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
10
11
12
Σ
C
2
4
5
3
6
3
1
24
D
1
1
2
I
1
2
2
1
1
2
9
N
1
1
T
2
2
Σ
3
8
8
5
2
8
3
0
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1co 23
D
di 2
I
ic 3id 1in 4io 1
N
no 1
T
ti 1to 1

All 38 answers

263 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
citing6
cocci5
cocoon6
cocooning9
coding6
codon5
cognition9
coin1
coinciding10
coining7
concoct7
concocting10
concoction10
condition9
conditioningpangram19
condo5
condoning9
conic5
conning7
connoting9
cooing6
coot1
cotton6
cottoning9
dicing6
diction7
icing5
icon1
iconic6
idiotic7
inciting8
incognito9
indict6
indicting9
ionic5
noticing8
tinct5
tonic5
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