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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 9, 2022

Longest word
annotating
10 letters
Top scorer
innovating
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
7
6 letters
9
7 letters
9
8 letters
6
9 letters
4
10 letters
9

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
A
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
10
G
3
3
2
8
I
2
1
2
6
11
N
2
4
1
2
1
1
11
O
1
1
2
4
T
4
1
3
3
1
1
13
V
1
1
Σ
14
7
9
9
6
4
9
58

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2an 6at 1av 1
G
gi 1go 7
I
ig 1in 9io 1
N
na 2no 9
O
on 3ov 1
T
ta 4to 9
V
vo 1

All 58 answers

354 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agitation9
agog1
anion5
annotating10
annotation10
anoint6
anointing9
anon1
atoning7
aviation8
gigaton7
goat1
going5
gong1
gonging7
gonna5
goon1
gotta5
ignition8
ingot5
initiation10
innovatingpangram17
innovation10
into1
intonating10
intonation10
intoning8
invitation10
iota1
nation6
navigationpangram17
noggin6
nonagon7
nonvoting9
noon1
notating8
notation8
noting6
notion6
nova1
ongoing7
onion5
onto1
ovation7
tango5
tangoing8
tattoo6
tattooing9
toga1
togging7
tong1
tonging7
toning6
toon1
toot1
tooting7
toting6
voting6
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