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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Longest word
hellhole
8 letters
Top scorer
hemlock
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
25
5 letters
9
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
C
6
5
2
13
E
1
1
H
5
2
1
1
9
K
2
2
L
6
6
M
4
2
6
O
1
1
Σ
25
9
2
1
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ch 3cl 2co 7
E
ec 1
H
he 3ho 6
K
ko 2
L
lo 6
M
me 1mo 5
O
ol 1

All 38 answers

104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cello5
chemo5
chock5
choke5
cloche6
clock5
cock1
cockle6
coho1
coke1
come1
cook1
cool1
echo1
hellhole8
hello5
hemlockpangram14
hock1
hoke1
hole1
home1
hooch5
hook1
kohl1
kook1
loch1
lock1
loco1
loll1
look1
loom1
memo1
mock1
mohel5
mole1
moll1
mooch5
oleo1
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