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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Longest word
lividity
8 letters
Top scorer
validity
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
7
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 letters
4

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
1
1
3
D
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
L
1
1
1
3
T
6
3
1
1
11
V
1
1
3
5
Σ
10
7
2
3
4
26

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1at 1av 1
D
da 2di 1
I
it 1
L
la 1li 2
T
ta 5ti 6
V
va 1vi 4

All 26 answers

117 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alit1
atilt5
avidity7
data1
daylit6
ditty5
itty1
laity5
lilt1
lividity8
tail1
tali1
tall1
tally5
tatty5
tidal5
tidally7
tidily6
tidy1
till1
tilt1
validitypangram15
vital5
vitality8
vitally7
vividity8
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.