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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 12, 2024

Longest word
undamaged
9 letters
Top scorer
undamaged
16 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
14
5 letters
10
6 letters
18
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
9 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
Σ
A
2
1
1
1
5
D
2
2
1
5
E
2
2
1
2
7
G
5
3
9
17
M
3
3
3
1
10
N
1
2
3
U
3
3
Σ
14
10
18
5
0
3
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1ag 4
D
da 3de 1du 1
E
ed 2eg 2en 3
G
ga 11ge 2gu 4
M
ma 7me 1mu 2
N
na 1nu 2
U
un 3

All 50 answers

255 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adage5
aged1
agenda6
agendumpangram14
ague1
damage6
damaged7
dang1
dengue6
dung1
edge1
edged5
egad1
egged5
endgame7
engage6
engaged7
gadded6
gaga1
gage1
gagged6
game1
gamed5
gamma5
gang1
ganged6
gauge5
gauged6
gemmed6
gene1
gummed6
gunman6
gunmen6
gunned6
mage1
magma5
magnum6
manage6
managed7
manga5
mange5
mega1
mugged6
mung1
nagged6
nudge5
nudged6
undamagedpangram16
unengaged9
unmanagedpangram16
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