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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Longest word
flagella
8 letters
Top scorer
flagpole
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
23
5 letters
9
6 letters
7
7 letters
0
8 letters
2

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
3
2
7
E
1
1
F
2
2
4
G
13
4
5
22
L
2
1
3
O
2
2
P
2
2
Σ
23
9
7
0
2
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2al 4ap 1
E
ea 1
F
fl 4
G
ga 11ge 1gl 3go 7
L
le 1lo 2
O
og 2
P
pa 1po 1

All 41 answers

133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agape5
agog1
alga1
algae5
algal5
allege6
apogee6
eagle5
flag1
flagella8
flagpolepangram15
flog1
gaff1
gaffe5
gaga1
gage1
gaggle6
gala1
gale1
gall1
gallop6
galop5
gape1
gelee5
glee1
gloop5
glop1
goal1
goggle6
golf1
goof1
google6
googol6
goop1
legal5
loge1
logo1
ogee1
ogle1
page1
pogo1
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