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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 19, 2026

Longest word
gallivanting
12 letters
Top scorer
gallivanting
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
3
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
4
8 letters
5
9 letters
2
10 letters
2
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
3
2
5
G
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
L
1
2
3
N
1
1
2
T
1
1
V
2
4
1
4
2
1
14
Σ
3
8
4
4
5
2
2
0
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 1av 4
G
ga 2gi 1
I
in 1
L
la 2li 1
N
na 2
T
ti 1
V
va 7vi 7

All 29 answers

206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anvil5
avail5
availing8
avian5
aviating8
gallivantpangram16
gallivantingpangram19
giving6
inviting8
lava1
laving6
living6
naval5
navigating10
titivating10
vagal5
vagina6
vaginal7
vain1
valiant7
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
vigil5
vigilantpangram15
villa5
villain7
vital5
vitiating9
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