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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 30, 2020

Longest word
hilarity
8 letters
Top scorer
hilarity
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
12
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
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
4
2
2
8
H
5
2
1
1
9
I
2
2
L
5
1
1
7
R
3
2
1
1
7
T
4
5
2
11
Σ
23
12
7
1
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 2al 1ar 2at 3
H
ha 3hi 6
I
il 1it 1
L
la 3li 4
R
ra 4ri 3
T
ta 2th 2ti 3tr 4

All 44 answers

147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airily6
airy1
alit1
aria1
aril1
atilt5
atria5
atrial6
hail1
hair1
hairy5
hiatal6
hilaritypangram15
hill1
hilly5
hilt1
hiya1
illy1
itty1
lair1
laity5
lariat6
liar1
lilt1
lily1
lira1
rail1
raita5
rarity6
rattail7
rial1
rill1
riyal5
tail1
tali1
thirty6
thrill6
tiara5
till1
tilt1
trail5
trait5
trial5
trill5
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