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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 2, 2023

Longest word
enlivening
10 letters
Top scorer
unveiling
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
6
6 letters
7
7 letters
5
8 letters
5
9 letters
1
10 letters
2

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
E
2
–
1
2
–
–
1
6
G
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
I
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
2
L
1
3
1
–
2
–
–
7
U
–
–
2
1
2
1
–
6
V
4
2
2
2
–
–
–
10
Σ
8
6
7
5
5
1
2
34

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1en 2ev 3
G
gi 3
I
in 2
L
le 3li 4
U
un 6
V
ve 7vi 3

All 34 answers

191 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eleven6
enliven7
enlivening10
even1
evening7
evil1
give1
given5
giving6
inveigle8
inveigling10
levee5
level5
leveling8
live1
liven5
livening8
living6
uneven6
ungiving8
unlevel7
unliving8
unveil6
★unveilingpangram16
veggie6
vegging7
veil1
veiling7
vein1
venue5
venule6
vigil5
vile1
vine1
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