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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Longest word
outgunning
10 letters
Top scorer
unknotting
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
5
6 letters
10
7 letters
9
8 letters
6
9 letters
1
10 letters
2

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
1
2
7
I
1
1
2
1
5
K
2
1
3
N
3
3
1
7
O
2
2
2
2
1
1
10
T
5
3
5
1
14
U
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
17
5
10
9
6
1
2
50

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 1go 6
I
ig 1in 4
K
kn 2ko 1
N
no 7
O
oi 2on 3ou 5
T
to 13tu 1
U
un 4

All 50 answers

249 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ginkgo6
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
gout1
ignition8
ingot5
into1
intoning8
intuition9
knot1
knotting8
kook1
noggin6
nonunion8
nook1
noon1
noting6
notion6
noun1
oink1
oinking7
ongoing7
onion5
onto1
outgo5
outgoing8
outgun6
outgunning10
outing6
togging7
toking6
tong1
tonging7
tonguing8
toning6
took1
toon1
toot1
tooting7
toting6
tout1
touting7
tuition7
union5
unknot6
unknottingpangram17
unto1
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