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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Longest word
uninventive
11 letters
Top scorer
uninvited
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
7
5 letters
13
6 letters
9
7 letters
4
8 letters
4
9 letters
3
10 letters
1
11 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
11
Σ
D
3
1
2
2
8
E
3
1
4
I
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
2
T
2
3
1
6
U
1
4
4
2
3
2
1
1
18
V
1
1
Σ
7
13
9
4
4
3
1
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 2du 6
E
en 3et 1
I
in 3
N
nu 2
T
tu 6
U
un 18
V
ve 1

All 42 answers

241 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
denude6
denuded7
dude1
duet1
duetted7
dune1
dunned6
duvet5
endue5
endued6
ennui5
etude5
intuit6
intuited8
intuitive9
nude1
nudie5
tune1
tuned5
tutee5
tutted6
tutti5
tutu1
undid5
undivided9
undue5
unedited8
uneven6
unintended10
uninventive11
uninvitedpangram16
unit1
unite5
united6
unitive7
unneeded8
untended8
untie5
untied6
untune6
untuned7
venue5
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