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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Longest word
billiard
8 letters
Top scorer
jailbird
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
4

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
4
1
5
B
4
2
1
2
9
D
2
1
3
J
1
1
L
4
4
R
5
4
2
1
12
Σ
19
7
3
1
4
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1aj 1ar 3
B
ba 2bi 3br 4
D
dr 3
J
ja 1
L
la 2li 2
R
ra 9ri 3

All 34 answers

118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airball7
ajar1
aria1
arid1
aril1
barb1
bard1
billiard8
biradial8
bird1
brad1
braid5
briar5
bridal6
drab1
drib1
drill5
jailbirdpangram15
lair1
lard1
liar1
lira1
rabbi5
rabid5
radar5
radial6
radii5
raid1
rail1
railbird8
raja1
rial1
ribald6
rill1
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