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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 3, 2025

Longest word
enlivened
9 letters
Top scorer
divinely
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
11
6 letters
14
7 letters
5
8 letters
3
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
D
3
1
3
1
3
11
E
2
1
5
1
1
10
I
2
1
3
L
3
3
1
7
N
3
2
2
2
9
V
4
2
2
8
Y
1
1
Σ
15
11
14
5
3
1
49

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4di 6dy 1
E
el 1en 6ev 3
I
in 3
L
le 1li 6
N
ne 7ni 2
V
ve 5vi 3
Y
ye 1

All 49 answers

229 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
denied6
deny1
devein6
deveined8
dine1
dined5
dividend8
divine6
divined7
divinelypangram15
dyne1
eleven6
ended5
endive6
enliven7
enlivened9
envied6
envy1
even1
evened6
evenly6
indeed6
indie5
innie5
lend1
lien1
line1
lined5
linen5
liven5
livened7
need1
needed6
needily7
needle6
needled7
needy5
nene1
nine1
ninny5
vein1
veined6
veiny5
vend1
vended6
vine1
viny1
vinyl5
yenned6
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