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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 10, 2023

Longest word
fallible
8 letters
Top scorer
fixable
14 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
4
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 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
Σ
A
1
2
3
B
2
4
1
7
F
13
3
2
2
2
22
L
2
2
Σ
17
4
6
5
2
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 2al 1
B
ba 2be 4bi 1
F
fa 5fe 4fi 6fl 7
L
le 1li 1

All 34 answers

131 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
affable7
affix5
alfalfa7
baffle6
bailiff7
beef1
befall6
befell6
belief6
biff1
fable5
fail1
falafel7
fall1
fallible8
feeble6
feel1
fell1
fella5
fief1
fife1
file1
filial6
fill1
fixablepangram14
flab1
flail5
flax1
flea1
flee1
flex1
flexible8
leaf1
life1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.