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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 27, 2021

Longest word
inactivity
10 letters
Top scorer
inactivity
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
13
6 letters
13
7 letters
6
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
A
2
3
2
1
1
9
C
3
4
2
2
11
I
2
1
1
4
N
3
2
2
1
8
T
1
4
3
1
1
10
V
1
2
1
1
5
Σ
10
13
13
6
3
1
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 3an 2at 3av 1
C
ca 10cy 1
I
in 4
N
na 7ni 1
T
ta 8ti 2
V
va 4vi 1

All 47 answers

245 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
activity8
anti1
antic5
attain6
attaint7
attic5
avian5
cacti5
cancan6
canna5
canny5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
catty5
cava1
cavity6
cyan1
inactivitypangram17
inanity7
incant6
intact6
naan1
nana1
nanny5
natant6
nativity8
natty5
navy1
niacin6
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
tatty5
titan5
titanic7
vacancy7
vacant6
vain1
vanity6
vivacity8
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