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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 19, 2021

Longest word
following
9 letters
Top scorer
following
16 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
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
19
7 letters
21
8 letters
7
9 letters
4

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
F
2
2
3
5
2
1
15
G
1
1
1
6
3
12
I
1
1
3
1
6
L
2
2
2
3
9
N
1
1
1
3
O
1
2
4
1
8
W
3
5
6
1
1
16
Σ
10
8
19
21
7
4
69

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fi 5fl 4fo 6
G
gi 5gl 1go 6
I
ig 1in 5
L
li 3lo 6
N
ni 1no 2
O
of 1og 1oi 1ol 1on 2ow 2
W
wi 12wo 4

All 69 answers

424 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
fifing6
filing6
fill1
filling7
fining6
fling5
flinging8
flogging8
flowingpangram14
fogging7
foil1
foiling7
folio5
followingpangram16
fooling7
giggling8
gigolo6
gill1
gilling7
ginning7
glowing7
goggling8
going5
golfing7
goofing7
googling8
gowning7
igloo5
infill6
infilling9
inflow6
info1
inning6
lingo5
lining6
lion1
logging7
login5
loin1
lolling7
longing7
lowing6
niggling8
noggin6
nonillion9
offing6
ogling6
oiling6
olio1
ongoing7
onion5
owing5
owning6
wigging7
wiggling8
will1
willing7
willow6
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7
winnow6
winnowing9
wino1
wolfingpangram14
woofing7
wooing6
wowing6
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