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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 25, 2023

Longest word
altitudinal
11 letters
Top scorer
altitudinal
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
23
5 letters
13
6 letters
10
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 letters
3

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
11
Σ
A
4
5
3
2
14
D
3
1
4
I
2
1
3
L
6
1
1
1
1
10
N
4
2
1
1
8
T
5
4
2
11
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
23
13
10
3
1
0
0
3
53

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1al 2an 6at 3au 2
D
da 2di 1du 1
I
in 3
L
la 7lu 3
N
na 8
T
ta 8ti 2tu 1
U
ul 1un 2

All 53 answers

231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adult5
alit1
altitudinalpangram18
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annuli6
anti1
atilt5
attain6
attitudinalpangram18
audit5
aunt1
data1
daunt5
dial1
dual1
initial7
inlaid6
inland6
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
lantana7
latitudinalpangram18
laud1
luau1
luna1
lunula6
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nail1
nana1
natal5
natant6
nautili7
tail1
taint5
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tannin6
taunt5
taut1
tidal5
titan5
tuna1
ulna1
undulant8
unlaid6
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