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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 24, 2022

Longest word
inflexible
10 letters
Top scorer
inflexible
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
B
4
3
2
1
–
–
–
10
E
–
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
F
8
–
3
–
1
–
–
12
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
1
3
L
3
2
–
1
1
–
–
7
N
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
18
8
6
2
3
0
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 8bi 2
E
el 1en 1ex 1
F
fe 5fi 4fl 3
I
ib 1in 2
L
li 7
N
ne 1ni 2

All 38 answers

149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beef1
beeline7
been1
befell6
belie5
belief6
bell1
belle5
bible5
bile1
elfin5
enfeeble8
exile5
feeble6
feel1
feline6
fell1
fennel6
fief1
fife1
file1
fine1
flee1
flex1
flexible8
ibex1
★inflexiblepangram17
innie5
libel5
libelee7
lien1
life1
lifeline8
line1
linen5
nene1
nibble6
nine1
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