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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 11, 2020

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
15
5 letters
8
6 letters
0
7 letters
1
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
1
3
–
–
–
–
–
4
I
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
L
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
5
–
–
–
1
–
–
6
V
2
4
–
1
1
–
1
9
Σ
15
8
0
1
2
0
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1al 1at 1av 1
I
il 1io 1it 1
L
la 1li 2
O
oi 1ol 1
T
ta 2ti 2to 2
V
vi 7vo 2

All 27 answers

95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aioli5
alit1
atilt5
avail5
illy1
iota1
itty1
laity5
lilt1
lily1
oily1
olio1
tail1
tali1
till1
tilt1
toil1
totality8
vial1
villa5
viol1
viola5
vital5
vitality8
vitally7
voila5
★volatilitypangram17
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