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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 24, 2022

Longest word
unboxing
8 letters
Top scorer
unboxing
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
8
6 letters
10
7 letters
5
8 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
Σ
B
3
3
8
2
–
16
G
2
1
1
2
–
6
I
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
3
–
1
–
–
4
O
–
1
–
1
–
2
U
–
2
–
–
1
3
Σ
8
8
10
5
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 1bo 14bu 1
G
gi 1go 5
I
in 1
N
no 4
O
on 2
U
un 3

All 32 answers

158 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bingo5
bobbin6
bobbing7
bogging7
boing5
bonbon6
bong1
bongo5
boning6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
booing6
boon1
boxing6
bunion6
gibbon6
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
inbox5
noggin6
noob1
noon1
noun1
ongoing7
onion5
unbox5
★unboxingpangram15
union5
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