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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Longest word
fidgeted
8 letters
Top scorer
fidgety
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
8
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
D
2
3
1
6
E
1
2
3
F
2
3
2
1
1
9
G
1
1
2
I
1
1
T
5
2
1
8
Y
1
1
Σ
13
8
7
1
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 2di 4
E
ed 2ef 1
F
fe 4fi 5
G
gi 2
I
it 1
T
te 2ti 6
Y
ye 1

All 30 answers

117 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deft1
deity5
diet1
dieted6
digit5
ditty5
edit1
edited6
effete6
feet1
fete1
feted5
fetid5
fidget6
fidgeted8
fidgetypangram14
fifty5
fitted6
gift1
gifted6
itty1
teddy5
teed1
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tidy1
tied1
tiff1
yeti1
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