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2023 Annual Summary

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In 2023, 711 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and 44 were removed, for a net gain of 667, or a net gain of 7.2%.
672 new words were added that had no prior history in the Bee (IN) 31 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN) 7 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again (IN-OUT-IN) 1 word that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)-----------711 total words added
- 40 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 1 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)- 2 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)- 1 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)------------ 44 total words removed
711 words added -44 words removed-----------667 words – net gain
All the words are listed below.
In and Out daily averages:1.95 words added per day0.12 words removed per day1.83 net words added per day
In and out monthly averages:59.25 words added per month3.66 words removed per month55.58 net words added per month
Total words added per month:Mean: 59.25 [average]Median: 58 [central number in the range]Range: 61Minimum: 30Maximum: 91
Net words added per month:Mean: 55.58 [average]Median: 53 [central number in range]Mode: 53Range: 60Minimum:27Maximum: 87
The -ED suffix was possible in 5.83% of all Bees during 2023 (70 Bees).The -ING suffix was possible in 3.83% of all Bees during 2023 (46 Bees).
New words added, not previously disallowed (IN) (672)Listed at the end due to length
Words added, previously disallowed (OUT-IN) (31)alienablebarbackblabeableblamablebriarycollabcortadocrogdioxinenbyfattedfolatehamachiiodidekopeklevellyloggialookbooklovagenacellenovationnunciophyllorandorowanteffunmountunmutevagalvlogwhinging
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN) (7)anioniccanonicdopydowdilygeekingnattilytorridity
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN) (1)Belate
Words previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT) (40)abeamadaptionalarumaldehydeanoxiaarightavailablycatboatclamantcoactcofactorcokedcollocutordementdrylandeolithfogiegammongifteehieinghokehoralinceptincivilkayolandauletchmodulonavallynoodgingogiveopahoutrollpapillarypeccantpotationpropyltelefilmtrainmanunladeunladed
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT) (1)Feculence
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT) (2)cantocarroty
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT) (1)tain
New words added, not previously disallowed (IN) (672)abandoningabateabdicateabdicatedabettedabideabidedabidingabjectacademeacademyaccoladeaccordionairbagaltitudinalambulateambuletteamiableamuletanagramanagrammingancientanimatingannotateanticipateappallingappetiteapricotarbitraryarmingatoneattitudinalattritionavengingavocetbabiedbabyingbaddiebadgebadgedbadgingbaggedbaitedbaldingbambinobandagingbandingbaptizebarbaritybargainbargainingbargingbaringbarragingbarringbateaubatedbattedbaublebayingbeachcombbeaubeautbecomebedheadbedimbedimmedbefittedbefoulbeheadbeheadedbeliedbelittlingbelliedbellingbeltingbenefitedbenefittedbigheadbigheadedbilledbilletingbillionthbinarybiryanibladingblindingbloggedbloodiedblurringbodingboggleboggledboiledbondingbookiebookmobilebottlefulboundedbovidbraggingbrainingbrainybravingbrawnbrayingbrinybuddybuffetbullringbuntedburblingburglingbuttedbuttonedcabbedcabledcaboodlecalculatorcalloutcandorcanonicallycanopiccapacitancecapacitorcarpacciocaudalcitifiedclenchingclonedcluckedcodablecofoundcofoundedcoloniallycolorantcoloraturacommittedconcaveconcordantcondolenceconfoundconfoundedconicallycontraltocontrolconvectconventcoolantcovenantcuffedcupidcyanidedabbingdabblingdaintilydaintydawdledawdleddeadbeatdebacledebatedebateddebutdebuteddecommitdecommitteddeepeningdefectdefecteddeficientdeficitdekingdemotedemoteddenguedenouementdependentdependingdevelopdevelopeddeviantdevolvedevolveddewydiabeticdilemmadinkingdivebombdivebombeddoggiedogiedoubteddownydraconiandraconicduodenumedibleeffectedeffectingeighteeneighteenthejectaejectableemailedembankedembodiedemotedemotiveemotivityemulateengulfingenlightenenlighteningenliveningenvoyepiphanyequalequaledequineetiquetteeveningevolvedexpendingexultfailingfakingfallingfaminefecundfeelingfeintingfellingfellowfemininefemininityfencedfetingfilenamefinaglingfinitudefinkfinkingfittingfivefoldflaggingflailingflakingflangingflankingflaxfleeingflewflexionflipfloppingflippingfloppingflowedflownfluffingfollowedfuelingfulfillingfungifunnelinggabbedgadgetgangplankgarbinggateaugatedgaugedgawpgawpinggeekedgelatigeoidgiftinggivegivenglintglintingglitchingglobegobblegobbledgoodiegrabbinggrammariangraphicgraphinggrillinggrittingguilefulgunnedhairpinharpinghauntedheadhuntheadhuntedheftheightenheighteninghematichiccuphiccupedhiccuppedhiraganaholidayhologramhuntediconicallyimbibedimitatingimmigrantimmigratingimpatientimputeimputedinactivateinactiveinanelyinaptlyincapacitateincludeincludedindecencyindividualineligibleinexactinfectedinfectinginfinitudeinflameinitiatorinpatientintelligibleintimatinginveigleinveiglinginvitinginvolveirritationjanitorjeepjennyjudicialkeepablekiddingkingedknifinglaconicallylancetlappinglatitudinalleechinglegionleitmotiflengtheningleucinelevelinglibeledlibelinglifelongligatelightenlighteningliltinglimeadelimedlimnedlineallylinocutlippinglitigateliveninglobbiedlocutionlouchelovedlovelyloveyluckedlumpedluncheonluxemacedmailablemailedmainlandmaintainingmakingmalamutemargaritamarginmarginingmarinatingmarringmarrowmathematicmatingmattingmaximaximmaximamedialmezzotintmiddlemiddlemenmidlandmigrantmigratingmikingmilledmimickingmitigatingmixedmoietymoiledmomentummonetizemonumentmootedmopedmoppedmotilemotivemotorwaymouemoundedmountedmovemoviemutablemutatemutednaivelynapoleonnarrationnegatednegligibleneonatenetiquettenicknamingnightienonbindingnonviolentnotatenouvellenovaenovellynucleinucleicnudgenudgedoatenobjectobligeobligedoctaveoddmentodeumofflineopineopinedoptingoptioningorationoutboundoutmodeoutmodedovularovulepackablepaginalpainkillingpalingpallingpanettonepanhandlepanhandledpantieparagraphingpariahpatiencepatientpatrioticpawingpawnpawningpendentpendingpendulumpentaclepeplumpeptidephoenixpicantepifflingpiggedpilingpillagingpillingpinewoodpingedpinionedpinpointingpiranhapitiedpittancepittedpityingpityinglypivotingplacentaplacentalplainlyplankingplanningplanningpliantlyplinkplinkingplumeplumedplumpedpoincianapointingponiedpotentatepottingprawnpummelpummeledquaaludequellquelledqueuequeuedquidquiddityquietquietenquininequintetquiterainbowrammingrationrilingrotationtabbedtableautabulatetaggedtagliatelletailgatetamingtangramtarnationtaxiedtediumteenagedteethingtentacletepidtextualtheftthematictightentighteningtilingtillagetillingtiltingtinglingtinglytippedtipplingtiringtitlingtitrationtopingtoppingtramwaytributarytrigramtrillingtrimmingtubedtubefultumbletumidtypingunarmunbendunboundedunbuttoneduncuffedundefinedundoubtedundulantunengagedunevenlyunevolvedunfeelingunfittedunfulfillingunhandedunheatedunhipunidentifiedunifieduniqueunlaidunlinedunlivingunlovedunlovelyunmountedunmutedunpeeledunquietuntaggedunveilinguptimevaccinatevaginavainlyveggieveggingveilingveniallyvibedvibingvibrantviewviewingvilifiedvillainyviolentvolitionvolleywaddlewaddledwaivewaivingwalledwarpwarpingwarrantwarrantorwavewavingweaveweavingweedyweenywhippingwhuppingwidowedwindowedwindpipewinnowedwipedwipingwizenwizeningwolfedwoofedwrapwrapping
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