Today's letters are below. The center letter, V, must be in every word.
Welcome back, word hunters, to today’s Spelling Bee. This tidy letter set with a lively center V looks ripe for clever finds and maybe one especially satisfying sweep.
21 words · 124 points · 1 pangram
Hint 1: Word grid (first letter by word length)
How many words start with each letter, by length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
Hint 2: Two-letter starts
CI-2 · DE-5 · DI-5 · DU-1 · EV-3 · IV-1 · VE-1 · VI-3
Hint 3: Pangram first letters
D (9 letters)
Show the pangrams
DEDUCTIVE
Show all 21 answers
C civet, civic
D deceive, deceived, deductive, detective, device, dive, dived, divide, divided, divvied, duvet
E evict, evicted, evictee
I ivied
V vetted, vice, vied, vivid
Pangrams are in bold.
Spelling Bee deep dive
More about today's puzzle. Everything in this section can include the answer.
Ranks and point targets
Today's puzzle is worth 124 points in total. These are the usual rank targets, worked out as a share of the total.
| Rank | Points |
|---|---|
| Beginner | 0 |
| Good Start | 2 |
| Moving Up | 6 |
| Good | 10 |
| Solid | 19 |
| Nice | 31 |
| Great | 50 |
| Amazing | 62 |
| Genius | 87 |
| Queen Bee | 124 |
Longest words (spoiler)
The longest answers are DEDUCTIVE, DETECTIVE, at 9 letters.
What every answer means (spoiler)
- civet: Any of the small carnivorous catlike mammals encompassing certain species from the families Viver...
- civic: Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.
- deceive: (transitive) To trick or mislead.
- deceived: a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Damian Harris.
- deductive: Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
- detective: (law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to so...
- device: Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- dive: (intransitive) To swim under water.
- dived: (intransitive) To swim under water.
- divide: (transitive) To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- divided: separated or split into pieces
- divvied: (informal, transitive) To divide into portions.
- duvet: (British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditi...
- evict: (transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to ...
- evicted: (transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to ...
- evictee: One who is evicted.
- ivied: Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.
- vetted: Having undergone an investigation and been approved.
- vice: Bad or immoral behaviour.
- vied: (intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
- vivid: (of an image or color) Bright, intense, or colourful.
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