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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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