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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 2, 2020

Longest word
vengeful
8 letters
Top scorer
vengeful
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
5
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
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
E
–
–
1
–
–
1
F
4
3
1
–
–
8
G
5
–
–
1
–
6
L
5
1
–
1
–
7
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
–
2
1
–
3
V
–
1
1
–
1
3
Σ
15
5
5
3
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

E
en 1
F
fl 3fu 5
G
gl 3gu 3
L
lu 7
N
nu 1
U
un 3
V
ve 3

All 29 answers

106 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
engulf6
flue1
fluff5
flung5
fuel1
fugu1
fugue5
full1
funnel6
gleeful7
glue1
glug1
guff1
gulf1
gull1
luge1
lull1
lulu1
lune1
lung1
lunge5
lungful7
null1
uneven6
unglue6
unlevel7
★vengefulpangram15
venue5
venule6
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