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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 22, 2023

Longest word
conjoining
10 letters
Top scorer
jouncing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
8
6 letters
5
7 letters
8
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
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
2
2
3
1
1
10
G
2
1
2
5
I
1
1
1
3
J
1
2
2
1
6
N
2
2
4
O
1
1
2
U
1
1
Σ
7
8
5
8
1
1
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 10
G
go 5
I
ic 2io 1
J
ji 1jo 4ju 1
N
no 3nu 1
O
on 2
U
un 1

All 31 answers

167 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
cocoon6
cocooning9
coin1
coining7
conic5
conjoin7
conjoining10
conning7
cooing6
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
icon1
iconic6
ionic5
jingo5
jogging7
join1
joining7
jouncingpangram15
junco5
noggin6
noon1
noun1
nuncio6
ongoing7
onion5
union5
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