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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 12, 2023

Longest word
emotivity
9 letters
Top scorer
emotivity
16 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
17
5 letters
5
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
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
1
1
1
4
I
1
1
M
8
3
2
13
T
4
1
5
V
2
1
3
Y
1
1
Σ
17
5
3
1
0
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

E
em 4
I
it 1
M
me 4mi 3mo 6
T
te 1ti 1to 3
V
ve 1vo 2
Y
ye 1

All 27 answers

83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
emit1
emote5
emotive7
emotivitypangram16
item1
meet1
meme1
memo1
mete1
mime1
mimeo5
mite1
moiety6
mote1
motet5
motive6
move1
movie5
teem1
time1
tome1
tote1
totem5
veto1
vote1
votive6
yeti1
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