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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 15, 2021

Longest word
oxidizing
9 letters
Top scorer
oxidizing
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
3
5 letters
4
6 letters
9
7 letters
11
8 letters
3
9 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
Σ
D
2
2
3
6
13
G
1
1
2
I
2
2
4
N
2
1
1
4
O
1
1
1
1
4
Z
1
1
2
4
Σ
3
4
9
11
3
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 6do 7
G
gi 1go 1
I
in 2io 2
N
ni 1no 3
O
on 2oo 1ox 1
Z
zi 3zo 1

All 31 answers

194 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
digging7
ding1
dinging7
dingo5
dining6
dino1
dodging7
dogging7
doing5
donning7
doxing6
doxxing7
dozing6
ginning7
going5
indigo6
inning6
iodizing8
ionizing8
nixing6
nodding7
noggin6
noodging8
ongoing7
onion5
oozing6
oxidizingpangram16
zigging7
zing1
zinging7
zoning6
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