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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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