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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 12, 2021

Longest word
divulging
9 letters
Top scorer
divulging
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
4
6 letters
4
7 letters
8
8 letters
3
9 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
Σ
D
4
3
4
3
1
15
G
1
1
3
5
I
1
1
2
L
1
1
N
1
1
U
1
1
V
1
1
Σ
5
4
4
8
3
2
26

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 10du 5
G
gi 2gl 1gu 2
I
id 1in 1
L
li 1
N
nu 1
U
un 1
V
vi 1

All 26 answers

154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
diddling8
digging7
dill1
ding1
dinging7
dining6
dividing8
diving6
divining8
divulgingpangram16
duding6
dull1
dulling7
dung1
dunning7
gild1
gilding7
gliding7
guiding7
guild5
idling6
indulging9
livid5
nudging7
undid5
vivid5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.