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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 7, 2022

Longest word
pituitary
9 letters
Top scorer
pituitary
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
16
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
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
4
4
1
1
–
–
10
P
7
4
3
2
–
1
17
R
1
2
1
2
–
–
6
T
6
5
1
–
–
–
12
Y
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
16
6
5
0
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1ap 3ar 3at 2au 1
P
pa 11pi 3pr 2pu 1
R
ra 6
T
ta 8ti 1tr 3
Y
ya 1

All 46 answers

185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airy1
apart5
apiary6
apparat7
aria1
array5
arty1
atria5
attar5
aura1
pair1
papa1
papaya6
pappy5
papyri6
parity6
parry5
part1
partita7
party5
patty5
pita1
pitapat7
★pituitarypangram16
prat1
pray1
pupa1
raita5
rapt1
rarity6
ratatat7
rattrap7
ratty5
tapa1
tapir5
tarp1
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatty5
taut1
tiara5
trait5
trap1
tray1
yappy5
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