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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 31, 2023

Longest word
arraying
8 letters
Top scorer
braying
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
7
5 letters
11
6 letters
10
7 letters
5
8 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
Σ
A
1
2
1
4
B
2
2
6
3
13
G
1
1
3
2
7
N
1
3
1
5
R
3
1
4
Y
2
2
Σ
7
11
10
5
2
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1an 1ar 2
B
ba 5bi 2br 6
G
ga 1gr 6
N
na 4ni 1
R
ra 3ri 1
Y
ya 2

All 35 answers

180 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airy1
angry5
array5
arraying8
baby1
babying7
baggy5
banyan6
baying6
binary6
biryani7
braggy6
brainy6
bray1
brayingpangram14
briary6
briny5
gabby5
grabby6
grainy6
granary7
granny6
gray1
graying7
naggy5
nanny5
nannying8
nary1
ninny5
rainy5
rangy5
raying6
ribby5
yang1
yarn1
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