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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 20, 2024

Longest word
vindictive
10 letters
Top scorer
vindictive
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
8
5 letters
7
6 letters
14
7 letters
10
8 letters
5
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
2
2
D
1
1
4
4
3
1
14
E
1
2
4
4
1
1
13
I
1
2
2
1
3
9
V
6
1
4
1
12
Σ
8
7
14
10
5
5
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 2
D
de 6di 8
E
en 2ev 11
I
in 8iv 1
V
ve 7vi 5

All 50 answers

299 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
civet5
civic5
deceive7
deceived8
detective9
devein6
deveined8
device6
dive1
dived5
divide6
divided7
dividend8
divine6
divined7
divvied7
endive6
envied6
even1
evened6
event5
evict5
evicted7
evictee7
evidence8
evidenced9
evident7
evince6
evinced7
incentive9
invective9
invent6
invented8
inventive9
invite6
invited7
invitee7
ivied5
vein1
veined6
vend1
vended6
vent1
vented6
vetted6
vice1
vied1
vindictivepangram17
vine1
vivid5
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