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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Longest word
outgunning
10 letters
Top scorer
quoting
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
4
5 letters
3
6 letters
9
7 letters
17
8 letters
7
9 letters
1
10 letters
1

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
G
3
1
6
10
I
1
1
3
1
6
N
2
2
O
1
2
1
1
1
6
Q
1
1
1
3
T
1
3
8
1
13
U
1
1
2
Σ
4
3
9
17
7
1
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 2go 6gu 2
I
ig 2in 4
N
no 2
O
on 1ou 5
Q
qi 1qu 2
T
ti 2to 8tu 3
U
un 2

All 42 answers

274 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gigging7
ginning7
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
gout1
gunning7
gutting7
igniting8
ignition8
ingot5
inning6
intoning8
intuiting9
noggin6
noting6
ongoing7
outgo5
outgoing8
outgun6
outgunning10
outing6
qigong6
quitting8
quotingpangram14
tinging7
tinting7
togging7
tong1
tonging7
tonguing8
toning6
tooting7
toting6
touting7
tugging7
tuning6
tutting7
uniting7
untuning8
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