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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 3, 2024

Longest word
heptathlete
11 letters
Top scorer
pentathlete
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
12
6 letters
6
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 letters
1
11 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
10
11
Σ
A
2
1
3
E
1
1
2
H
11
4
2
3
1
21
L
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
2
P
2
1
1
4
T
4
4
1
1
1
11
Σ
18
12
6
4
3
0
1
2
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2at 1
E
el 1et 1
H
ha 8he 13
L
la 2le 1
N
ne 2
P
pa 1pe 2ph 1
T
te 5th 6

All 46 answers

212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aleph5
alpha5
athlete7
elephantpangram15
ethane6
halal5
hale1
hall1
halt1
happen6
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heal1
health6
heap1
heat1
heath5
heathen7
heel1
heeltap7
hell1
help1
henna5
heptane7
heptathlete11
lath1
lathe5
lethal6
neath5
nepenthe8
path1
peahen6
pentathletepangram18
phat1
teeth5
teethe6
telehealth10
telepath8
tenth5
than1
thane5
that1
thee1
then1
theta5
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