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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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