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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 22, 2022

Longest word
volatility
10 letters
Top scorer
volatility
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
23
5 letters
16
6 letters
1
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 letters
0
10 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
Σ
A
3
7
10
I
1
1
L
5
3
2
10
O
3
3
T
8
2
1
1
1
13
V
3
4
1
1
1
10
Σ
23
16
1
4
2
0
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1al 6at 2av 1
I
il 1
L
la 2li 2lo 6
O
oi 1ol 1ov 1
T
ta 5ti 2to 6
V
vi 7vo 3

All 47 answers

170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aioli5
alit1
allay5
allot5
alloy5
ally1
alto1
atilt5
atoll5
avail5
illy1
laity5
lava1
lilt1
lily1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
loyal5
loyally7
loyalty7
oily1
olio1
oval1
tail1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
till1
tilt1
toil1
toll1
tool1
total5
totality8
totally7
vial1
villa5
viol1
viola5
vital5
vitality8
vitally7
voila5
volatilitypangram17
volt1
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