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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Longest word
colorific
9 letters
Top scorer
microfilm
16 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
18
5 letters
7
6 letters
1
7 letters
0
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
C
2
3
1
6
F
4
4
1
9
L
5
5
M
3
1
4
O
1
1
R
3
3
Σ
18
7
1
0
0
2
28

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 1co 5
F
fi 2fl 1fo 4fr 2
L
li 1lo 4
M
mi 2mo 2
O
ol 1
R
ri 1ro 2

All 28 answers

84 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cliff5
coil1
colic5
color5
colorific9
cool1
fill1
film1
floor5
foil1
folic5
folio5
fool1
frill5
frolic6
limo1
loci1
loco1
loll1
loom1
microfilmpangram16
mill1
moil1
moll1
olio1
rill1
roil1
roll1
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