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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 23, 2023

Longest word
flavorful
9 letters
Top scorer
flavorful
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
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
2
1
1
5
F
5
6
2
1
1
1
16
L
2
1
3
O
2
1
1
4
R
3
3
V
1
1
Σ
13
11
4
2
1
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 2al 1au 2
F
fa 3fl 6fo 5fr 1fu 1
L
lo 3
O
of 1or 1ov 2
R
ro 3
V
va 1

All 32 answers

130 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afoul5
afro1
aloof5
aurora6
auroral7
falloff7
farro5
favor5
flavor6
flavorfulpangram16
floor5
flora5
floral6
flour5
foal1
fool1
fora1
foul1
four1
froufrou8
furor5
loaf1
loll1
loofa5
offal5
oral1
oval1
ovular6
roar1
roll1
roof1
valor5
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