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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Longest word
pituitary
9 letters
Top scorer
pituitary
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
11
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
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
A
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
P
10
7
4
2
1
24
R
1
1
2
T
4
2
1
7
U
1
1
Y
1
1
Σ
15
11
8
4
0
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 3
I
ir 1
P
pa 11pi 5pr 2pu 6
R
ra 2
T
ta 3ti 1tr 3
U
up 1
Y
ya 1

All 39 answers

162 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apart5
apiary6
apparat7
irrupt6
pair1
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
papyri6
parity6
parry5
part1
partita7
party5
patty5
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
pituitarypangram16
pity1
prat1
pray1
pupa1
puppy5
purity6
purr1
putt1
putty5
rapt1
rattrap7
tapa1
tapir5
tarp1
tippy5
trap1
trip1
trippy6
uppity6
yappy5
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