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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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