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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 28, 2021

Longest word
marijuana
9 letters
Top scorer
marijuana
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
9
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
2
J
1
1
2
M
3
2
2
1
1
1
10
N
1
1
R
3
3
U
1
1
2
Σ
9
7
3
2
1
1
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1an 1ar 1
I
im 1in 1
J
ji 2
M
ma 6mi 4
N
ni 1
R
ra 2ru 1
U
um 1ur 1

All 23 answers

100 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airman6
anima5
aria1
imam1
inurn5
jinn1
jinni5
maim1
main1
mania5
marijuanapangram16
marina6
marinara8
mini1
minim5
minima6
minimum7
ninja5
rain1
rani1
ruin1
umami5
uranium7
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