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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
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.