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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 25, 2023

Longest word
villanelle
10 letters
Top scorer
venially
15 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
19
5 letters
19
6 letters
9
7 letters
5
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
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
2
8
3
13
E
2
2
I
2
1
3
L
5
2
3
1
11
N
5
4
1
10
V
5
3
3
3
3
1
18
Σ
19
19
9
5
4
0
1
57

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 6an 5av 2
E
ea 1el 1
I
in 3
L
la 5le 4li 2
N
na 10
V
va 8ve 5vi 5

All 57 answers

259 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alien5
alive5
allay5
allele6
alley5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
anneal6
anvil5
avail5
avian5
eave1
elan1
inane5
inanely7
inlay5
lain1
lanai5
lane1
lava1
lave1
lean1
leanly6
leave5
leaven6
lineal6
lineally8
naan1
nail1
naive5
naivelypangram14
nana1
nanny5
naval5
nave1
navel5
navy1
vain1
vainly6
vale1
valley6
valve5
vane1
vanilla7
vanillin8
veal1
venal5
venally7
venial6
veniallypangram15
vial1
villa5
villain7
villainy8
villanelle10
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