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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 9, 2024

Longest word
athwart
7 letters
Top scorer
thruway
14 points
Starting letters
6 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
10
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
7 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
3
3
1
7
H
2
2
2
6
R
2
1
3
T
2
2
2
1
7
W
2
2
4
Y
1
1
Σ
10
11
4
3
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 3at 2au 1aw 1
H
ha 2hu 4
R
ra 2ru 1
T
ta 3th 2tr 2
W
wa 3wr 1
Y
yu 1

All 28 answers

117 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arhat5
array5
arty1
athwart7
attar5
aura1
awry1
harry5
hart1
hurrah6
hurray6
hurry5
hurt1
ratatat7
ratty5
rutty5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
thruwaypangram14
thwart6
tray1
truth5
wart1
warty5
wary1
wrath5
yurt1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.