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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 8, 2020

Longest word
gullably
8 letters
Top scorer
ladybug
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
11
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
3

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
3
2
5
B
5
3
4
12
D
3
2
1
6
G
5
3
1
1
10
L
5
1
2
2
10
U
1
1
Σ
22
11
6
2
3
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 4
B
ba 5bl 2bu 5
D
da 1du 5
G
ga 3gl 3gu 4
L
la 6lu 4
U
ug 1

All 44 answers

158 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ably1
alga1
algal5
allay5
ally1
badly5
bald1
baldly6
ball1
ballad6
blab1
blabby6
bubbly6
bulb1
bulgy5
bull1
bully5
dally5
dual1
dually6
dull1
dully5
duly1
gala1
gall1
gayly5
glad1
gladly6
glug1
gulag5
gull1
gullably8
gully5
lady1
ladybugpangram14
laggy5
lallygag8
laud1
laudably8
luau1
lull1
lullaby7
lulu1
ugly1
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