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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 2, 2023

Longest word
ineffective
11 letters
Top scorer
ineffective
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
4
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
0
9 letters
5
10 letters
0
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
2
2
4
E
1
3
1
2
7
F
1
1
2
I
2
3
2
7
N
1
1
2
T
1
1
V
1
1
Σ
4
6
5
2
0
5
0
2
24

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ci 3
E
ef 3en 1ev 3
F
fe 1fi 1
I
in 7
N
ni 2
T
ti 1
V
vi 1

All 24 answers

159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cent1
cite1
civet5
civic5
effect6
effective9
efficient9
entice6
evict5
evictee7
evince6
fence5
fictive7
incentive9
incite6
ineffectivepangram18
inefficient11
infect6
infectivepangram16
invective9
nice1
niece5
tinct5
vice1
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