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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 9, 2022

Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
continuum
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
3
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
4
10 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
Σ
C
2
5
5
2
3
1
18
I
1
1
1
3
M
1
1
2
N
1
1
T
3
3
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
3
11
7
3
1
4
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 16cu 2
I
ic 2io 1
M
mi 1mo 1
N
no 1
T
ti 1to 1tu 1
U
un 3

All 30 answers

182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
coconut7
cocoon6
coin1
comic5
commit6
common6
commotion9
communion9
concoct7
concoction10
conic5
continuumpangram16
coot1
cotton6
count5
cumin5
cutout6
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
mimic5
monotonic9
noncom6
tinct5
tonic5
tunic5
uncommon8
unction7
uncut5
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