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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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