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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Longest word
ineffective
11 letters
Top scorer
ineffective
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
7
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 letters
5
10 letters
1
11 letters
2

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
Σ
C
1
1
E
1
1
2
1
1
6
F
1
2
1
1
5
I
1
5
1
1
4
1
2
15
N
4
1
1
6
T
4
2
6
V
3
3
Σ
14
7
8
3
2
5
1
2
42

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1
E
ef 1en 2ev 3
F
fe 2fi 3
I
in 15
N
ne 1ni 5
T
te 3ti 3
V
ve 2vi 1

All 42 answers

225 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cent1
efficient9
entente7
entice6
even1
event5
evince6
feint5
fence5
fifteen7
fine1
finite6
incentive9
incite6
ineffectivepangram18
inefficient11
infect6
infectivepangram16
infinite8
infinitive10
innie5
intent6
invective9
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
nene1
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
teen1
tenet5
tent1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
vein1
vent1
vine1
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