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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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
13
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
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
–
2
–
–
3
F
5
1
2
–
–
8
G
4
1
–
1
–
6
L
2
3
–
–
–
5
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
–
1
1
–
2
V
–
1
1
–
1
3
Σ
13
6
6
2
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1en 1ev 1
F
fe 3fl 2fu 3
G
ge 2gl 4
L
le 2lu 3
N
ne 1
U
un 2
V
ve 3

All 28 answers

108 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eleven6
engulf6
even1
feel1
fell1
fennel6
flee1
flue1
fuel1
fugue5
funnel6
gelee5
gene1
glee1
gleeful7
glen1
glue1
levee5
level5
luge1
lune1
lunge5
nene1
uneven6
unlevel7
★vengefulpangram15
venue5
venule6
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