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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Longest word
deepened
8 letters
Top scorer
unzipped
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
5 letters
16
6 letters
14
7 letters
4
8 letters
7

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
D
2
1
5
2
2
12
E
3
1
4
I
2
1
3
N
4
1
2
1
8
P
3
3
5
1
12
U
6
1
4
11
Z
1
1
Σ
10
16
14
4
7
51

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 8di 2du 2
E
en 4
I
in 3
N
ne 3ni 3nu 2
P
pe 5pi 6pu 1
U
un 9up 2
Z
zi 1

All 51 answers

265 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deepen6
deepened8
denied6
denizen7
denude6
denuded7
depend6
depended8
dine1
dined5
dune1
dunned6
ended5
endue5
endued6
ennui5
indeed6
indie5
innie5
need1
needed6
nene1
nine1
ninepin7
nipped6
nude1
nudie5
peen1
pend1
pended6
penne5
penned6
pine1
pined5
pinned6
pinniped8
pinup5
pippin6
punned6
undid5
undue5
unneeded8
unpen5
unpenned8
unpin5
unpinned8
unzip5
unzippedpangram15
upend5
upended7
zine1
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