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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
invalidly
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
6
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
3
5
2
10
D
3
5
2
1
11
I
1
2
1
1
5
L
5
1
1
7
N
5
3
8
V
2
2
2
3
2
11
Σ
18
17
6
6
3
1
1
52

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2an 4av 4
D
da 6di 4dy 1
I
in 5
L
la 7
N
na 8
V
va 7vi 4

All 52 answers

231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anvil5
avail5
avian5
avid1
avidly6
daddy5
daily5
dally5
dandily7
dandy5
daylily7
dial1
dillydally10
diva1
divan5
dyad1
inlaid6
inland6
inlay5
invalid7
invalidlypangram16
lady1
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
landlady8
lava1
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nail1
nana1
nanny5
naval5
navy1
vain1
vainly6
valid5
validly7
vandal6
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
villa5
villain7
villainy8
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