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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 21, 2022

Longest word
heavily
7 letters
Top scorer
heavily
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
13
5 letters
12
6 letters
5
7 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
–
2
–
–
2
E
2
–
1
–
3
H
2
5
1
1
9
L
4
3
1
–
8
V
5
2
2
–
9
Σ
13
12
5
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1av 1
E
ea 1ev 2
H
ha 4he 4hi 1
L
la 2le 4li 2
V
va 3ve 2vi 4

All 31 answers

117 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alive5
avail5
eave1
evil1
evilly6
halva5
halvah6
halve5
have1
heave5
★heavilypangram14
heavy5
helve5
hive1
lava1
lave1
leave5
levee5
level5
levy1
live1
lively6
vale1
valley6
valve5
veal1
veil1
vial1
vile1
vilely6
villa5
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