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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 20, 2024

Longest word
lilliputian
11 letters
Top scorer
lilliputian
18 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
19
5 letters
18
6 letters
13
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
A
3
3
3
9
I
2
1
1
4
L
3
1
1
1
1
7
N
4
1
1
2
8
P
5
4
6
1
1
17
T
2
3
1
6
U
2
4
6
Σ
19
18
13
5
1
0
0
1
57

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 6ap 1at 1au 1
I
in 4
L
la 3li 2lu 2
N
na 6nu 2
P
pa 5pi 5pl 6pu 1
T
ta 3ti 2tu 1
U
ul 1un 5

All 57 answers

255 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annuli6
anti1
apian5
attain6
aunt1
inapt5
initial7
input5
intuit6
lain1
lanai5
lantana7
lilliputianpangram18
lint1
luna1
lunula6
naan1
nail1
nana1
natal5
natant6
nautili7
null1
nuptialpangram14
pain1
paint5
panini6
pant1
patina6
pinata6
pint1
pintail7
pinup5
pippin6
plain5
plaint6
plan1
plant5
plantain8
pliant6
punt1
taint5
tannin6
taunt5
tint1
titan5
tuna1
ulna1
unapt5
unit1
unlit5
unpin5
until5
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