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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 26, 2023

Longest word
availability
12 letters
Top scorer
availability
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
10
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
2
10 letters
1
11 letters
0
12 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
11
12
Σ
A
1
3
1
1
6
B
3
2
1
6
I
2
2
L
2
2
1
1
1
1
8
T
4
1
2
7
V
1
2
1
1
1
1
7
Σ
13
10
4
2
3
2
1
0
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 2at 1av 2
B
ba 2bi 4
I
il 1it 1
L
la 4li 4
T
ta 3ti 4
V
vi 7

All 36 answers

186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ability7
alibi5
alit1
atilt5
avail5
availabilitypangram19
bail1
bait1
bialy5
bilabial8
bill1
billy5
illy1
itty1
labia5
labial6
lability8
laity5
liability9
lilt1
lily1
livabilitypangram17
tail1
tali1
tallit6
tibia5
tibial6
till1
tilt1
viabilitypangram16
viably6
vial1
villa5
vital5
vitality8
vitally7
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