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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 24, 2024

Longest word
unconvincing
12 letters
Top scorer
unconvincing
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
7
8 letters
1
9 letters
3
10 letters
1
11 letters
0
12 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
11
12
Σ
C
1
2
2
2
–
2
1
–
–
10
G
2
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
5
I
1
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
4
N
2
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
5
O
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
2
V
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
6
6
5
7
1
3
1
0
1
30

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 2in 1io 1
N
no 4nu 1
O
on 2
U
un 2
V
vo 2

All 30 answers

179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
cocoon6
cocooning9
coin1
coining7
conic5
conning7
conniving9
convincing10
cooing6
going5
gong1
gonging7
goon1
gouging7
icon1
iconic6
invoicing9
ionic5
noggin6
nonunion8
noon1
noun1
nuncio6
ongoing7
onion5
★unconvincingpangram19
union5
voguing7
voicing7
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