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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 7, 2025

Longest word
netiquette
10 letters
Top scorer
quieting
15 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
4
5 letters
11
6 letters
6
7 letters
12
8 letters
5
9 letters
2
10 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
Σ
E
1
1
1
3
G
1
3
4
I
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
2
Q
1
5
3
4
13
T
2
2
1
2
7
U
1
2
2
3
1
9
Σ
4
11
6
12
5
2
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

E
en 1eq 1et 1
G
ge 1gi 1gu 2
I
in 3
N
ne 1nu 1
Q
qu 13
T
tu 7
U
un 9

All 41 answers

254 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ennui5
equine6
etiquette9
genuine7
gigue5
gunning7
gutting7
ingenue7
intuit6
intuiting9
netiquette10
nugget6
queen5
queening8
queue5
queueing8
queuing7
quiet5
quietingpangram15
quinine7
quint5
quintet7
quit1
quite5
quitting8
tugging7
tune1
tuning6
tutee5
tutti5
tutting7
tutu1
unguent7
unique6
unit1
unite5
uniting7
unquiet7
untie5
untune6
untuning8
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