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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 26, 2022

Longest word
pavilion
8 letters
Top scorer
pavilion
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
7
6 letters
1
7 letters
4
8 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
3
3
L
1
1
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
P
1
1
2
V
3
3
1
3
1
11
Σ
6
7
1
4
2
20

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 1av 2
L
la 1
N
na 1no 1
O
ov 1
P
pa 2
V
va 4vi 6vo 1

All 20 answers

98 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anvil5
avail5
avian5
lava1
naval5
nova1
oval1
pavilionpangram15
pavlova7
vain1
vanilla7
vanillin8
vanpool7
vial1
villa5
villain7
viol1
viola5
violin6
voila5
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