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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 4, 2024

Longest word
cotangent
9 letters
Top scorer
cotangent
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
10
7 letters
8
8 letters
0
9 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
9
Σ
A
1
2
3
C
1
1
3
2
1
8
E
3
1
4
G
11
2
3
16
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
T
3
1
3
7
Σ
17
6
10
8
0
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 3
C
ca 1co 7
E
ec 1eg 1en 2
G
ga 4ge 3gn 1go 8
N
ne 1no 1
O
oc 1og 1
T
ta 3te 1to 3

All 42 answers

186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agate5
agent5
agog1
cage1
cogent6
cognac6
cognatepangram14
conga5
congee6
cotangentpangram16
cottage7
ecotage7
eggnog6
encage6
engage6
gaga1
gage1
gang1
gate1
gene1
gent1
geotag6
gnat1
goat1
goatee6
gone1
gong1
gonna5
goon1
gotta5
gotten6
negate6
nonagon7
octagon7
ogee1
tang1
tangent7
tango5
teenage7
toga1
tong1
tonnage7
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