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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 29, 2024

Longest word
applaud
7 letters
Top scorer
plaudit
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
7
6 letters
2
7 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
2
1
3
D
2
2
L
4
4
P
5
2
1
1
9
T
2
2
4
U
1
1
2
Σ
13
7
2
2
24

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1ap 1au 1
D
du 2
L
la 1lu 3
P
pl 1pu 8
T
ta 1tu 3
U
up 2

All 24 answers

81 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adult5
applaud7
audit5
dual1
dull1
laud1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
plauditpangram14
puli1
pull1
pulp1
pulpit6
pupa1
pupal5
pupil5
putt1
taut1
tulip5
tutti5
tutu1
uplit5
uptilt6
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