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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 13, 2024

Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
pavilion
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
11
6 letters
5
7 letters
7
8 letters
3
9 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
Σ
A
2
5
–
–
–
–
7
L
5
2
–
1
–
–
8
N
5
1
–
–
–
1
7
O
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
P
2
2
4
2
2
–
12
V
1
–
1
3
1
–
6
Σ
15
11
5
7
3
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 5ap 1av 1
L
la 3li 1ll 1lo 3
N
na 4no 3
O
on 1op 1
P
pa 4pi 5pl 2po 1
V
va 4vi 2

All 42 answers

189 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
anion5
annal5
anon1
anvil5
apian5
avian5
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lion1
llano5
loan1
loin1
loon1
naan1
nail1
nana1
naval5
nonillion9
noon1
nova1
onion5
opinion7
pain1
panini6
papillon8
★pavilionpangram15
piano5
pianola7
pillion7
pinion6
pippin6
plain5
plan1
poplin6
vain1
vanilla7
vanillin8
vanpool7
villain7
violin6
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