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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 12, 2022

Longest word
ingenuity
9 letters
Top scorer
ingenuity
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
3
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
10
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
E
1
1
G
1
3
4
I
1
1
2
4
N
1
1
2
T
2
2
1
3
8
U
1
3
1
3
1
9
Σ
3
8
4
10
1
2
28

Two-letter pairs

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

E
en 1
G
ge 1gi 1gu 2
I
in 4
N
nu 2
T
te 1tu 7
U
un 9

All 28 answers

170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ennui5
genuine7
gigue5
gunning7
gutting7
ingenue7
ingenuitypangram16
intuit6
intuiting9
nugget6
nutty5
tenuity7
tugging7
tune1
tuning6
tutee5
tutti5
tutting7
tutu1
unguent7
unit1
unite5
uniting7
unity5
untie5
untune6
untuning8
untying7
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