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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 19, 2024

Longest word
ironworking
11 letters
Top scorer
ironworking
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
5
6 letters
7
7 letters
9
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 letters
1
11 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
11
Σ
G
2
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
5
I
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
1
3
K
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
N
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
O
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
R
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
W
7
2
5
5
2
1
–
–
22
Σ
11
5
7
9
3
1
1
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

G
go 2gr 3
I
in 1ir 2
K
ki 1kn 3
N
no 1
O
ow 2
R
ro 1
W
wi 12wo 6wr 4

All 38 answers

216 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gown1
gowning7
grow1
growing7
grown5
ingrown7
ironwork8
★ironworkingpangram18
kiwi1
know1
knowing7
known5
★nonworkingpangram17
owing5
owning6
rowing6
wigging7
wiki1
wing1
winging7
wining6
wink1
winking7
winning7
winnow6
winnowing9
wino1
wiring6
wonk1
wooing6
work1
★workingpangram14
worn1
wowing6
wring5
wringing8
wrong5
wronging8
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