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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 9, 2024

Longest word
unknowing
9 letters
Top scorer
unknowing
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
7
8 letters
1
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
G
3
1
1
3
8
K
2
1
1
4
N
3
1
1
5
O
1
2
1
2
6
U
2
1
1
4
W
2
3
1
6
Σ
11
6
6
7
1
2
33

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 1go 7
K
kn 3ko 1
N
no 5
O
oi 2on 2ow 2
U
un 4
W
wi 3wo 3

All 33 answers

159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ginkgo6
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
gown1
gowning7
know1
knowing7
known5
kook1
noggin6
nonunion8
nook1
noon1
noun1
oink1
oinking7
ongoing7
onion5
owing5
owning6
union5
unknowingpangram16
unknown7
unwon5
winnow6
winnowing9
wino1
wonk1
wooing6
wowing6
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