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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 12, 2024

Longest word
farcically
10 letters
Top scorer
farcically
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
8
7 letters
5
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
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
A
1
–
2
1
–
–
–
4
C
1
1
–
2
–
–
–
4
F
6
7
5
2
3
–
1
24
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
1
–
1
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
10
8
8
5
4
0
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 3al 1
C
ca 2cl 2
F
fa 10fi 4fl 3fr 7
I
if 1
R
ra 1ri 2

All 36 answers

189 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
affair6
affray6
alfalfa7
calcify7
calf1
★clarifypangram14
cliff5
facial6
facially8
fail1
fair1
fairly6
fairy5
fall1
fallacy7
farcical8
★farcicallypangram17
filial6
filially8
fill1
filly5
flail5
flair5
flay1
frail5
frailly7
fray1
friar5
friary6
frill5
frilly6
iffy1
raffia6
riff1
riffraff8
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