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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 28, 2024

Longest word
pipeline
8 letters
Top scorer
vulpine
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
11
5 letters
9
6 letters
10
7 letters
4
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
E
1
1
1
1
4
I
1
1
L
3
2
2
7
N
3
1
1
5
P
2
2
2
1
7
U
2
3
1
6
V
2
1
1
1
5
Σ
11
9
10
4
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1en 2ev 1
I
in 1
L
li 5lu 2
N
ne 1ni 3nu 1
P
pe 3pi 4
U
un 6
V
ve 3vi 1vu 1

All 35 answers

159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eleven6
enliven7
ennui5
even1
innie5
lien1
line1
linen5
lineup6
liven5
lune1
lupine6
nene1
nine1
ninepin7
nipple6
null1
peen1
penile6
penne5
pine1
pinup5
pipeline8
pippin6
uneven6
unlevel7
unpen5
unpile6
unpin5
unveil6
vein1
venue5
venule6
vine1
vulpinepangram14
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