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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 5, 2023

Longest word
although
8 letters
Top scorer
although
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
13
6 letters
3
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
5
1
10
G
5
3
1
1
10
H
6
2
8
L
2
2
4
O
1
1
T
4
1
2
7
Σ
22
13
3
1
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1al 6at 1au 2
G
ga 4gl 2go 3gu 1
H
ha 7hu 1
L
la 2lo 1lu 1
O
oa 1
T
ta 4th 1to 2

All 40 answers

127 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agog1
alga1
algal5
allot5
aloha5
althoughpangram15
alto1
atoll5
aught5
auto1
gaga1
gala1
gall1
galoot6
gloat5
glottal7
goal1
goat1
gotta5
gulag5
halal5
hall1
halo1
halt1
hath1
hatha5
haul1
hula1
lath1
laugh5
loath5
luau1
oath1
tall1
tattoo6
taught6
taut1
that1
toga1
total5
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