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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 1, 2023

Longest word
invincible
10 letters
Top scorer
invincible
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
B
3
3
2
8
C
3
1
4
E
1
1
1
3
I
1
1
1
1
4
L
4
3
1
1
9
N
2
1
1
4
V
6
1
7
Σ
16
11
4
5
2
0
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 3bi 3bl 2
C
ce 1ci 2cl 1
E
en 1ev 2
I
ic 1in 3
L
le 1li 8
N
ni 4
V
ve 2vi 5

All 39 answers

170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
beeline7
belie5
believe7
bible5
bile1
bill1
blin1
blini5
celli5
civic5
civil5
clinic6
enliven7
evil1
evince6
icicle6
incline7
innie5
invinciblepangram17
lenience8
libel5
libelee7
lice1
lien1
line1
linen5
live1
liven5
nibble6
nice1
niece5
nine1
veil1
vein1
vibe1
vice1
vile1
vinciblepangram15
vine1
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