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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, August 2, 2021

Longest word
availability
12 letters
Top scorer
availability
19 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
15
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
3
10 letters
1
11 letters
0
12 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
12
Σ
A
3
4
1
1
1
10
B
7
2
1
1
11
L
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
T
3
5
1
9
V
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
Σ
15
15
4
2
3
3
1
0
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2al 4at 1av 3
B
ba 6bi 2bl 3
L
la 5li 2
T
ta 7ti 2
V
vi 7

All 44 answers

222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ability7
ably1
alibi5
alit1
allay5
ally1
atilt5
avail5
availabilitypangram19
availably9
baba1
baby1
bail1
bait1
ball1
batty5
bialy5
bilabial8
blab1
blabby6
blat1
labia5
labial6
lability8
laity5
lava1
liability9
livabilitypangram17
tabby5
tabla5
tail1
tali1
tall1
tally5
tatty5
tibia5
tibial6
viabilitypangram16
viably6
vial1
villa5
vital5
vitality8
vitally7
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