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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 20, 2021

Longest word
inhabitant
10 letters
Top scorer
inhabiting
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
3
6 letters
5
7 letters
16
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
10 letters
3

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
–
–
–
1
B
5
1
4
8
–
–
–
18
G
–
–
1
2
–
–
–
3
H
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
–
2
–
–
3
5
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
T
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
5
3
5
16
0
0
3
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1
B
ba 14bi 4
G
ga 1gi 2
H
ha 2
I
in 5
N
na 1
T
ta 1ti 1

All 32 answers

206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abating7
baaing6
baba1
bagging7
baht1
bait1
baiting7
banana6
bang1
banging7
banning7
bath1
★bathingpangram14
bating6
batting7
bight5
binging7
binning7
biting6
gabbing7
gibing6
gigabit7
habit5
habitat7
inhabit7
inhabitant10
★inhabitingpangram17
inhibit7
inhibiting10
nabbing7
tabbing7
tibia5
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