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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Longest word
highlight
9 letters
Top scorer
flighty
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
12
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
F
2
7
2
1
12
G
3
1
4
H
3
1
1
1
6
I
3
3
L
3
1
1
5
T
3
3
1
7
Σ
17
12
4
3
0
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fi 9fl 3
G
gi 4
H
hi 6
I
if 1il 1it 1
L
li 5
T
th 1ti 6

All 37 answers

138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
fifth5
fifty5
figgy5
fight5
fill1
filly5
filth5
filthy6
fitly5
flight6
flightypangram14
flit1
gift1
giggly6
gill1
gilt1
high1
highlight9
highly6
hill1
hilly5
hilt1
iffy1
illy1
itty1
lift1
light5
lightly7
lilt1
lily1
thigh5
tiff1
tight5
tightly7
till1
tilt1
tilth5
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