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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 3, 2024

Longest word
convivial
9 letters
Top scorer
convivial
16 points
Starting letters
6 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
7
5 letters
11
6 letters
1
7 letters
4
8 letters
4
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
3
3
C
1
3
1
1
6
L
1
1
N
1
1
1
3
O
1
1
V
3
4
1
4
2
14
Σ
7
11
1
4
4
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 1av 2
C
ca 2ci 3co 1
L
la 1
N
na 1no 2
O
ov 1
V
va 3vi 6vo 5

All 28 answers

151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anvil5
avail5
avian5
cava1
cavil5
civic5
civil5
civilian8
convivialpangram16
lava1
naval5
nonvocal8
nova1
oval1
vain1
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
villa5
villain7
viol1
viola5
violin6
vocal5
vocalic7
voila5
volcanicpangram15
volcano7
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