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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 11, 2021

Longest word
expletive
9 letters
Top scorer
expletive
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
8
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 letters
2
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
E
1
3
1
1
6
L
3
2
1
6
P
5
1
1
7
T
4
2
2
1
1
10
V
2
1
3
Σ
15
8
5
1
2
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1ev 1ex 4
L
le 2li 4
P
pe 3pi 3pl 1
T
te 4ti 6
V
ve 2vi 1

All 32 answers

124 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
elite5
evil1
exile5
expel5
expellee8
expletivepangram16
levee5
level5
lilt1
lite1
little6
live1
peel1
pellet6
pelt1
pile1
pill1
pixel5
plie1
teletext8
telex5
tell1
textile7
tile1
till1
tilt1
tipple6
title5
tittle6
veil1
velvet6
vile1
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