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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 2, 2022

Longest word
triviality
10 letters
Top scorer
triviality
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
3
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
7 letters
6
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
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
2
1
–
–
–
4
L
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
R
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
T
–
–
1
2
–
1
1
5
V
2
3
–
2
3
–
–
10
Σ
3
6
4
6
3
1
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 1av 3
L
la 3
R
ri 2
T
tr 5
V
va 1vi 9

All 24 answers

163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arrival7
avail5
avatar6
aviary6
larva5
larval6
lava1
rival5
rivalry7
travail7
trivia6
trivial7
★trivialitypangram17
★triviallypangram16
vary1
vial1
villa5
viral5
★viralitypangram15
virally7
virility8
vital5
vitality8
vitally7
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