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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Longest word
infilling
9 letters
Top scorer
vilifying
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
4
5 letters
5
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
2

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
F
1
2
2
1
1
7
G
1
1
1
1
4
I
1
1
1
3
L
1
1
2
4
N
1
1
V
2
1
1
4
Σ
4
5
7
2
3
2
23

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fi 4fl 3
G
gi 4
I
il 1in 2
L
li 3ly 1
N
ni 1
V
vi 4

All 23 answers

134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
filing6
fill1
filling7
filly5
fling5
flinging8
flying6
giggling8
giggly6
gill1
gilling7
illy1
infill6
infilling9
lily1
lining6
living6
lying5
niggling8
vigil5
vilify6
vilifyingpangram16
vinyl5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.