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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 6, 2024

Longest word
devolved
8 letters
Top scorer
fivefold
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
14
6 letters
8
7 letters
7
8 letters
4

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
D
2
3
3
4
1
13
E
1
1
1
3
F
1
1
2
I
1
1
L
2
5
1
1
9
O
2
2
V
7
3
3
1
2
16
Σ
13
14
8
7
4
46

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 7di 5do 1
E
ev 3
F
fi 2
I
iv 1
L
le 4li 3lo 2
O
ol 1ov 1
V
ve 3vi 8vo 5

All 46 answers

219 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
delve5
delved6
devil5
deviled7
devoid6
devolve7
devolved8
dive1
dived5
divide6
divided7
divvied7
dove1
evil1
evolve6
evolved7
five1
fivefoldpangram15
ivied5
levee5
level5
leveled7
levied6
live1
lived5
livid5
love1
loved5
olive5
ovoid5
veil1
veiled6
veld1
video5
videoed7
vied1
vile1
vilified8
viol1
vivid5
vivified8
void1
voided6
voile5
vole1
voodoo6
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