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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 10, 2024

Longest word
archrival
9 letters
Top scorer
archrival
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
17
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
9 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
9
Σ
A
3
1
1
2
1
1
9
C
3
10
2
1
16
H
3
3
I
1
1
L
4
1
1
6
R
4
1
1
1
7
V
1
3
4
Σ
18
17
5
3
1
2
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ar 6av 1
C
ca 2ch 9ci 5
H
ha 2hi 1
I
il 1
L
la 3li 3
R
ra 3ri 4
V
vi 4

All 46 answers

201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
archaic7
archivalpangram15
archrivalpangram16
aria1
aril1
arrival7
avail5
caviar6
cavil5
chai1
chair5
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chili5
chill5
chivalricpangram16
cilia5
circa5
cirri5
civic5
civil5
hail1
hair1
hill1
iliac5
laic1
laical6
lair1
liar1
lilac5
lira1
racial6
rail1
railcar7
rial1
rich1
rill1
rival5
vial1
vicar5
villa5
viral5
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