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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 31, 2022

Longest word
chiefly
7 letters
Top scorer
chiefly
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
10
6 letters
8
7 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
C
1
5
7
1
14
F
4
3
7
H
1
1
2
I
2
1
1
4
L
3
3
Σ
11
10
8
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ch 9ci 1cl 2cy 1
F
fi 7
H
hi 2
I
ic 2if 1il 1
L
li 3

All 30 answers

123 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
celli5
chic1
chichi6
chicle6
chicly6
chief5
chieflypangram14
chili5
chill5
chilly6
cicely6
cliche6
cliff5
cyclic6
fiche5
fief1
fife1
filch5
file1
fill1
filly5
hill1
hilly5
icicle6
icily5
iffy1
illy1
lice1
life1
lily1
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