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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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