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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 15, 2024

Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
nonvalid
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
18
6 letters
3
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
9 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
Σ
A
1
6
7
D
4
2
6
I
1
2
1
4
L
4
2
1
7
N
1
1
1
1
4
O
1
2
3
V
4
5
1
2
2
14
Σ
16
18
3
4
3
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1an 2av 4
D
di 6
I
id 1in 3
L
la 4li 2lo 1
N
na 2no 2
O
ol 1on 1ov 1
V
va 4vi 8vo 2

All 45 answers

199 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aioli5
anion5
anvil5
avail5
avian5
avid1
avoid5
dial1
dildo5
dill1
dino1
diva1
divan5
idol1
inlaid6
inland6
invalid7
laid1
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lion1
livid5
loin1
naiad5
nail1
nonillion9
nonvalidpangram15
olio1
onion5
ovoid5
vain1
valid5
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
villa5
villain7
vindaloopangram15
viol1
viola5
violin6
vivid5
void1
voila5
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