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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
pavilion
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
14
6 letters
5
7 letters
7
8 letters
4
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
6
6
L
4
1
1
1
7
N
1
1
2
O
1
1
1
3
P
3
3
4
3
2
15
V
3
3
1
2
1
10
Σ
12
14
5
7
4
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1an 2ap 1av 2
L
la 3li 2lo 2
N
na 1no 1
O
ol 1on 1op 1
P
pa 6pi 6pl 1po 2
V
va 3vi 6vo 1

All 43 answers

209 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aioli5
anion5
anvil5
apian5
avail5
avian5
lain1
lanai5
lanolin7
lion1
lipo1
loin1
lollipop8
nail1
nonillion9
olio1
onion5
opinion7
pail1
pain1
panini6
papilla7
papillon8
pavilionpangram15
piano5
pianola7
pill1
pillion7
pinion6
pippin6
plain5
polio5
poplin6
vain1
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
villa5
villain7
viol1
viola5
violin6
voila5
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