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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 4, 2021

Longest word
tattletale
10 letters
Top scorer
healthful
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
27
5 letters
12
6 letters
6
7 letters
9
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 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
Σ
A
1
2
3
E
1
1
F
6
4
1
3
14
H
11
4
1
1
1
18
L
4
2
2
1
9
T
6
1
1
1
1
2
12
U
1
1
Σ
27
12
6
9
1
1
2
58

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2at 1
E
el 1
F
fa 6fe 5fl 3
H
ha 12he 5hu 1
L
la 4le 3lu 2
T
ta 6te 4th 2
U
ul 1

All 58 answers

237 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfalfa7
allele6
athlete7
elate5
falafel7
fall1
fatal5
fate1
fateful7
fault5
feat1
fella5
fellate7
feta1
fetal5
flat1
flauta6
flea1
haft1
halal5
hale1
half1
hall1
halt1
hate1
hatefulpangram14
hath1
hatha5
haul1
haute5
heal1
health6
healthfulpangram16
heat1
heath5
hula1
late1
lath1
lathe5
latte5
leaf1
leaflet7
lethal6
luau1
luteal6
taffeta7
tale1
tall1
tattle6
tattletale10
taut1
teal1
teat1
telehealth10
telltale8
that1
theta5
ululate7
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