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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Longest word
lavatory
8 letters
Top scorer
lavatory
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
15
6 letters
5
7 letters
5
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
A
2
5
1
8
L
3
4
1
2
1
11
O
2
1
3
R
1
2
1
2
6
T
3
3
1
1
8
V
1
1
2
Σ
12
15
5
5
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 6ao 1at 1
L
la 4lo 7
O
or 2ov 1
R
ra 2ro 4
T
ta 3to 4tr 1
V
va 1vo 1

All 38 answers

167 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
allot5
alloy5
ally1
altar5
alto1
aortal6
atoll5
larva5
larval6
lava1
lavatorypangram15
loll1
loot1
lorry5
lotto5
loyal5
loyally7
loyalty7
oral1
orally6
oval1
rally5
rattly6
roll1
royal5
royally7
royalty7
tall1
tally5
tartly6
toll1
tool1
total5
totally7
troll5
valor5
volt1
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