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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 3, 2023

Longest word
inattentive
11 letters
Top scorer
inactivate
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
6
6 letters
10
7 letters
5
8 letters
3
9 letters
6
10 letters
2
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
A
1
2
1
1
5
C
2
2
1
5
E
2
2
1
1
6
I
2
1
1
3
2
1
10
N
1
1
1
1
4
T
1
1
2
V
6
3
2
1
12
Σ
11
6
10
5
3
6
2
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2at 1av 2
C
ca 3ci 2
E
ea 1ev 5
I
in 10
N
na 4
T
te 1ti 1
V
va 6ve 2vi 4

All 44 answers

266 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
activate8
active6
attentive9
avian5
aviate6
cava1
cave1
caveat6
civet5
civic5
eave1
even1
event5
evict5
evictee7
evince6
inactivatepangram17
inactivepangram15
inattentive11
incentive9
initiative10
invective9
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
naive5
naivete7
native6
nave1
tentative9
titivate8
vacant6
vacate6
vaccinatepangram16
vaccine7
vain1
vane1
vein1
vent1
vice1
vine1
vitiate7
vivace6
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