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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, November 13, 2022

Longest word
vindictive
10 letters
Top scorer
vindictive
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
10
6 letters
10
7 letters
9
8 letters
8
9 letters
5
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
C
3
4
7
D
1
2
6
3
4
1
17
E
2
2
5
1
1
11
I
1
2
1
3
3
10
N
1
1
2
T
1
1
V
1
1
2
Σ
7
10
10
9
8
5
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 3ci 4
D
de 14di 3
E
ed 1ei 1en 2ev 7
I
ic 1in 9
N
ni 2
T
ti 1
V
vi 2

All 50 answers

306 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cede1
ceded5
cent1
cite1
cited5
civet5
civic5
decedent8
deceit6
deceive7
deceived8
decent6
decide6
decided7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
detect6
detected8
detective9
device6
dice1
diced5
dietetic8
edict5
eidetic7
entice6
enticed7
evict5
evicted7
evictee7
evidence8
evidenced9
evince6
evinced7
iced1
incentive9
incidence9
incident8
incite6
incited7
indecent8
indict6
indicted8
invective9
nice1
niece5
tinct5
vice1
vindictivepangram17
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