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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 1, 2022

Longest word
intuiting
9 letters
Top scorer
quieting
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
2
5 letters
4
6 letters
7
7 letters
16
8 letters
7
9 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
Σ
E
2
2
G
2
3
6
11
I
2
1
1
1
5
N
1
1
2
Q
1
4
5
T
1
2
5
1
9
U
2
1
3
Σ
2
4
7
16
7
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 6gi 3gu 2
I
ig 2in 3
N
ne 1nu 1
Q
qu 5
T
te 2ti 4tu 3
U
un 3

All 37 answers

248 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
egging6
engine6
gene1
genie5
genii5
gent1
genuine7
getting7
gigging7
gigue5
ginning7
gunning7
gutting7
ignite6
igniting8
ingenue7
inning6
intuiting9
netting7
nugget6
queening8
queueing8
queuing7
quietingpangram15
quitting8
teeing6
tenting7
tinge5
tingeing8
tinging7
tinting7
tugging7
tuning6
tutting7
unguent7
uniting7
untuning8
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