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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 6, 2022

Longest word
applicable
10 letters
Top scorer
applicable
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
12
5 letters
14
6 letters
10
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
2
3
1
7
B
1
1
1
3
C
5
6
3
1
1
1
17
E
1
1
I
1
2
3
L
3
1
1
5
P
2
3
1
1
1
8
Σ
12
14
10
2
3
2
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ac 2al 1ap 3
B
ba 1bi 2
C
ca 9ce 4ci 1cl 3
E
ep 1
I
ic 1il 1ip 1
L
la 3li 2
P
pa 2pe 3pi 2pl 1

All 44 answers

222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
acacia6
acai1
alpaca6
apace5
apiece6
applicablepangram17
bacilli7
biblical8
bicep5
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cable5
call1
calla5
callable8
capable7
cape1
celeb5
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
clap1
clip1
clippablepangram16
epic1
icicle6
iliac5
ipecac6
lace1
laic1
laical6
lice1
lilac5
pace1
palace6
peace5
peaceable9
pellicle8
pica1
piece5
place5
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