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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 26, 2024

Longest word
individual
10 letters
Top scorer
individual
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
13
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
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
5
2
1
10
D
3
1
4
I
2
1
1
4
L
7
1
1
9
N
4
2
6
U
1
1
1
3
V
2
3
2
2
1
10
Σ
19
13
8
3
2
0
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1an 6av 3
D
di 3du 1
I
in 4
L
la 6lu 3
N
na 6
U
ul 1un 1uv 1
V
va 5vi 3vu 2

All 46 answers

186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alluvial8
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annuli6
anvil5
avail5
avian5
avid1
dial1
diva1
divan5
dual1
individualpangram17
inlaid6
inland6
invalid7
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
laud1
lava1
luau1
luna1
lunula6
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nail1
nana1
naval5
ulna1
unlaid6
uvula5
vain1
valid5
vandal6
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
villa5
villain7
vulva5
vulval6
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