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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 4, 2023

Longest word
definitive
10 letters
Top scorer
definitive
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
4
6 letters
12
7 letters
6
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
10 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
Σ
D
1
1
3
3
2
1
11
E
1
1
3
1
6
F
1
1
I
1
2
2
1
1
1
8
V
5
1
4
1
11
Σ
8
4
12
6
4
1
2
37

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 3di 8
E
en 2ev 4
F
fi 1
I
in 7iv 1
V
ve 7vi 4

All 37 answers

210 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
definitivepangram17
devein6
deveined8
dive1
dived5
divide6
divided7
dividend8
divine6
divined7
divvied7
endive6
envied6
even1
evened6
event5
evident7
five1
infinitive10
invent6
invented8
inventive9
invite6
invited7
invitee7
ivied5
vein1
veined6
vend1
vended6
vent1
vented6
vetted6
vied1
vine1
vivid5
vivified8
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