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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Longest word
inundating
10 letters
Top scorer
inundating
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
6
5 letters
5
6 letters
6
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 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
Σ
A
1
2
1
4
D
5
2
3
3
1
14
G
2
2
I
1
1
2
N
1
1
1
3
T
1
1
U
1
1
Σ
6
5
6
6
2
1
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1ai 1au 2
D
da 5di 6du 3
G
ga 1gu 1
I
in 2
N
na 2nu 1
T
ti 1
U
un 1

All 27 answers

165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adding6
aiding6
audit5
auditingpangram15
dang1
data1
dating6
daunt5
dauntingpangram15
digging7
digit5
ding1
dinging7
dining6
dint1
duding6
dung1
dunning7
gadding7
guiding7
indignant9
inundatingpangram17
nada1
naiad5
nudging7
tiding6
undid5
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