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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Longest word
beginning
9 letters
Top scorer
bogeying
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
12
6 letters
15
7 letters
6
8 letters
3
9 letters
2

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
B
6
11
12
5
2
2
38
E
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
G
2
–
2
–
–
–
4
N
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
O
2
–
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
12
12
15
6
3
2
50

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 8bi 7bo 22by 1
E
eb 3
G
gi 3go 1
N
no 2
O
ob 3

All 50 answers

260 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
been1
begging7
begin5
beginning9
begone6
beige5
being5
benign6
bigeye6
biggie6
binge5
bingeing8
binging7
bingo5
binning7
bobbin6
bobbing7
bogey5
★bogeyingpangram15
bogging7
boggy5
boing5
bonbon6
bone1
bong1
bongo5
boning6
bonny5
bonobo6
bony1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boogie6
boogieing9
booing6
boon1
bygone6
ebbing6
ebon1
ebony5
gibbon6
gibe1
gibing6
goby1
nonbeing8
noob1
obey1
★obeyingpangram14
oboe1
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