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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
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