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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 25, 2024

Longest word
alligator
9 letters
Top scorer
alligator
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
15
6 letters
6
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
A
3
4
2
1
10
G
13
7
4
2
26
I
1
1
2
L
1
1
1
1
1
5
O
1
1
R
1
1
1
3
T
2
1
3
Σ
20
15
6
4
2
3
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 5al 3ar 1at 1
G
ga 6gi 5gl 3go 5gr 7
I
ig 1ir 1
L
la 1li 1lo 3
O
ot 1
R
ra 2ri 1
T
ta 1to 1tr 1

All 50 answers

216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agar1
agita5
agitator8
agog1
agora5
alga1
algal5
alligatorpangram16
argot5
attagirl8
gaga1
gait1
gala1
gall1
galoot6
gator5
gigolo6
gill1
gilt1
girl1
girt1
glia1
gloat5
glottal7
goal1
goat1
googol6
gorilla7
gotta5
grail5
grill5
griot5
grit1
groat5
grog1
grotto6
igloo5
irrigator9
largo5
litigatorpangram16
loggia6
logo1
logroll7
otalgia7
raga1
ragtag6
rigor5
taiga5
toga1
trig1
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