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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Longest word
tailwind
8 letters
Top scorer
tailwind
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
23
5 letters
10
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
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
A
2
2
1
1
6
D
3
3
I
1
2
1
4
L
4
1
5
N
1
1
1
3
T
7
5
2
1
15
W
6
6
Σ
23
10
6
2
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1an 1at 3aw 1
D
di 3
I
il 1in 3
L
la 3li 2
N
na 2ni 1
T
ta 5ti 5tw 5
W
wa 2wi 4

All 42 answers

138 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alit1
anti1
atilt5
attain6
attaint7
await5
dial1
dill1
dint1
iliad5
initial7
inlaid6
inland6
laid1
lain1
lanai5
lilt1
lint1
naiad5
nail1
nitwit6
tail1
tailwindpangram15
taint5
tali1
tannin6
tidal5
till1
tilt1
tint1
titan5
twain5
twilit6
twill5
twin1
twit1
wail1
wait1
wild1
will1
wilt1
wind1
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