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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 14, 2022

Longest word
medieval
8 letters
Top scorer
medieval
15 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
15
5 letters
17
6 letters
5
7 letters
5
8 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
Σ
A
1
2
1
4
D
2
3
2
3
10
E
2
1
1
4
I
1
1
L
3
6
1
1
11
M
1
1
V
7
4
1
12
Σ
15
17
5
5
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1av 3
D
de 4di 6
E
ea 1ev 3
I
iv 1
L
la 3le 5li 3
M
me 1
V
va 3ve 4vi 5

All 43 answers

180 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alive5
avail5
availed7
avid1
delve5
delved6
devil5
deviled7
diva1
dive1
dived5
divide6
divided7
divvied7
eave1
evade5
evaded6
evil1
ivied5
lava1
lave1
laved5
leave5
levee5
level5
leveled7
levied6
live1
lived5
livid5
medievalpangram15
vale1
valid5
valve5
veal1
veil1
veiled6
veld1
vial1
vied1
vile1
villa5
vivid5
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