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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 25, 2023

Longest word
arrowroot
9 letters
Top scorer
motorway
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
16
6 letters
12
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
9 letters
2

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
6
6
2
1
1
16
M
5
5
4
1
1
16
O
1
1
1
3
R
2
1
1
2
1
7
T
4
3
3
1
11
W
4
1
1
6
Y
1
1
Σ
22
16
12
6
2
2
60

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 2ao 1ar 9at 2aw 2
M
ma 11mo 5
O
oa 1or 2
R
ra 2ro 5
T
ta 7to 1tr 3
W
wa 5wo 1
Y
ya 1

All 60 answers

257 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
amatory7
ammo1
aorta5
armor5
armory6
army1
aroma5
array5
arrow5
arrowroot9
arroyo6
arty1
atom1
attar5
away1
awry1
mama1
mamma5
mammary7
marm1
marmot6
marrow6
marry5
mart1
martyr6
mayo1
mayor5
moat1
momma5
moray5
mortar6
motorwaypangram15
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
ratatat7
ratty5
roam1
roar1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
taro1
tarot5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
tatty5
tomato6
tram1
tramway7
tray1
warm1
wart1
warty5
wary1
watt1
worrywart9
yarrow6
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