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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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