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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 4, 2022

Longest word
chinning
8 letters
Top scorer
chewing
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
7
6 letters
6
7 letters
10
8 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
Σ
C
1
2
3
E
2
2
G
2
2
2
6
H
1
2
2
1
6
I
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
1
3
W
1
1
1
5
1
9
Σ
5
7
6
10
4
32

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 2ci 1
E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 3gh 1gi 2
H
he 2hi 4
I
ic 1in 2
N
ne 2ni 1
W
we 2wh 1wi 6

All 32 answers

185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chewingpangram14
chinning8
cinching8
egging6
engine6
gene1
genie5
genii5
ghee1
gigging7
ginning7
henge5
hewing6
hieing6
high1
hinge5
hinging7
icing5
inching7
inning6
neigh5
neighing8
nigh1
weigh5
weighing8
whining7
wigging7
wincing7
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7
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