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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Longest word
enticement
10 letters
Top scorer
indictment
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
11
6 letters
13
7 letters
9
8 letters
9
9 letters
2
10 letters
3

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
2
1
1
7
D
1
2
5
2
3
13
E
2
3
3
1
1
10
I
1
3
1
3
2
2
12
M
1
3
1
2
1
8
N
1
1
2
T
1
1
2
Σ
7
11
13
9
9
2
3
54

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 5ci 2
D
de 10di 3
E
ed 1ei 1em 4en 4
I
ic 2im 1in 9
M
me 3mi 5
N
ni 2
T
ti 2

All 54 answers

330 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cede1
ceded5
cement6
cemented8
cent1
cite1
cited5
decedent8
deceit6
decent6
decide6
decided7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
detect6
detected8
dice1
diced5
dietetic8
edict5
eidetic7
emcee5
emceed6
emetic6
eminence8
endemic7
entice6
enticed7
enticement10
iced1
icemen6
imminence9
incidence9
incident8
incite6
incited7
incitement10
indecent8
indict6
indicted8
indictmentpangram17
medic5
medicine8
memetic7
mice1
mimetic7
mimic5
mince5
minced6
nice1
niece5
tinct5
titmice7
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