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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Longest word
incentivize
11 letters
Top scorer
incentivize
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
5
6 letters
5
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
9 letters
3
10 letters
0
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
C
2
1
1
4
E
2
1
2
5
I
4
1
3
1
9
N
1
1
1
3
T
4
2
6
V
1
1
Z
1
1
Σ
9
5
5
5
1
3
0
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ci 3
E
en 2ev 3
I
in 9
N
ne 1ni 2
T
te 3ti 3
V
ve 1
Z
zi 1

All 29 answers

152 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cent1
cite1
citizen7
civet5
entente7
entice6
event5
evict5
evictee7
incentive9
incentivizepangram18
incite6
intent6
invective9
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
netizen7
nineteen8
nite1
teen1
tenet5
tent1
tinct5
tine1
tint1
vent1
ziti1
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