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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Longest word
illiquidity
11 letters
Top scorer
illiquidity
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
5
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
D
3
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
6
I
3
1
–
–
1
–
–
1
6
L
4
–
1
–
1
1
–
–
7
Q
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
U
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
12
5
3
1
2
1
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 3du 3
I
id 3il 3
L
li 5lu 2
Q
qu 2
T
ti 3
U
ut 1

All 25 answers

112 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dull1
dully5
duly1
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illiquid8
★illiquiditypangram18
illy1
lilt1
lily1
liquid6
★liquiditypangram16
liquidly8
lull1
lulu1
quill5
quilt5
tidily6
till1
tilt1
utility7
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