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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Longest word
financial
9 letters
Top scorer
fanciful
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
5
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 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
9
Σ
A
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
C
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
F
6
4
5
1
1
1
18
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
5
7
2
1
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1
C
ca 1cl 1cu 1
F
fa 8fi 5fl 3fu 2
I
in 1
N
na 1
U
un 1

All 25 answers

114 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfalfa7
calf1
cliff5
cuff1
facial6
fail1
fall1
★fancifulpangram15
fanfic6
faun1
fauna5
faunal6
filial6
fill1
final5
financial9
finial6
flail5
flan1
fluff5
fulfill7
full1
infill6
naif1
uncuff6
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