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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Longest word
throughout
10 letters
Top scorer
outgrowth
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
11
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
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
G
3
1
2
6
H
2
1
3
O
1
1
1
3
R
2
2
1
5
T
4
5
1
1
1
1
13
W
1
2
1
4
Σ
12
11
5
3
1
1
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gr 5gu 1
H
ho 2hu 1
O
ou 3
R
ro 5
T
th 4to 3tr 5tu 1
W
wo 2wr 2

All 34 answers

159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
grog1
grotto6
grout5
grow1
growth6
guru1
horror6
hour1
hurt1
outgrow7
outgrowthpangram16
outro5
root1
rotgut6
rotor5
rough5
rout1
thorough8
through7
throughout10
throw5
toro1
tort1
tour1
trot1
troth5
trough6
trout5
truth5
tutor5
wort1
worth5
wroth5
wroughtpangram14
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