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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 9, 2022

Longest word
arrival
7 letters
Top scorer
virtual
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
15
6 letters
9
7 letters
7

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
3
4
2
1
10
L
3
1
2
6
R
3
3
1
2
9
T
1
5
2
3
11
U
1
1
2
V
1
1
1
3
Σ
10
15
9
7
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1ar 3at 3au 2av 1
L
la 4li 2
R
ra 4ri 4ru 1
T
ta 2ti 2tr 7
U
ul 1uv 1
V
vi 2vu 1

All 41 answers

195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
altar5
aria1
aril1
arrival7
atria5
atrial6
attar5
aura1
aural5
avatar6
lair1
lariat6
larva5
larval6
liar1
lira1
rail1
raita5
ratatat7
rattail7
rial1
rill1
ritual6
rival5
rural5
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
titular7
trail5
trait5
travail7
trial5
trill5
trivia6
trivial7
ultra5
uvular6
viral5
virtualpangram14
vulvar6
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