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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 16, 2023

Longest word
negligence
10 letters
Top scorer
clenching
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
9
6 letters
6
7 letters
10
8 letters
9
9 letters
3
10 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
Σ
C
1
1
4
2
8
E
2
2
G
5
3
1
4
1
14
H
1
2
3
6
I
1
1
1
1
4
L
1
1
1
1
4
N
1
1
1
3
1
7
Σ
7
9
6
10
9
3
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1ch 2ci 1cl 4
E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 5gh 1gi 6gl 2
H
he 2hi 4
I
ic 1in 3
L
le 2li 2
N
ne 4ni 3

All 45 answers

281 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ceiling7
chilling8
chinning8
cinching8
clenchingpangram16
clinching9
cling5
clinging8
egging6
engine6
gelee5
gelling7
gene1
genie5
genii5
ghee1
gigging7
giggle6
giggling8
gill1
gilling7
ginning7
glee1
glen1
heeling7
henge5
high1
hilling7
hinge5
hinging7
icing5
inching7
inclining9
inning6
leechingpangram15
legging7
liege5
lining6
negligee8
negligence10
neigh5
neighing8
niggle6
niggling8
nigh1
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