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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 15, 2024

Longest word
avalanche
9 letters
Top scorer
avalanche
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
20
6 letters
9
7 letters
7
8 letters
0
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
1
1
2
1
5
C
3
5
3
3
14
E
1
2
1
4
H
5
4
1
10
L
6
6
1
13
N
2
1
3
V
2
2
2
6
Σ
18
20
9
7
0
1
55

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1an 3av 1
C
ca 5ce 1ch 3cl 5
E
el 2en 2
H
ha 6he 4
L
la 5le 8
N
na 3
V
va 4ve 2

All 55 answers

237 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allele6
anal1
annal5
anneal6
avalanchepangram16
call1
calla5
calve5
canal5
cancel6
cell1
challah7
chancel7
channel7
clan1
clave5
clean5
cleave6
clench6
elan1
eleven6
enclave7
enlace6
halal5
hale1
hall1
halva5
halvah6
halve5
heal1
heel1
hell1
helve5
lace1
lance5
lane1
lava1
lave1
leach5
lean1
leave5
leaven6
lech1
leech5
levee5
level5
nacelle7
naval5
navel5
valance7
vale1
valence7
valve5
veal1
venal5
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