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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 9, 2024

Longest word
wigwagging
10 letters
Top scorer
awakening
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
7
6 letters
11
7 letters
10
8 letters
2
9 letters
2
10 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
10
Σ
A
2
4
4
1
1
12
E
1
1
2
G
6
1
5
12
I
1
1
N
2
2
4
W
5
2
5
2
1
1
1
17
Σ
15
7
11
10
2
2
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 3ak 1an 2aw 6
E
en 2
G
ga 9ge 1gn 2
I
in 1
N
na 4
W
wa 10we 5wi 2

All 48 answers

251 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
again5
ageing6
aging5
akin1
anew1
angina6
awake5
awaken6
awakeningpangram16
awaking7
awing5
awning6
engage6
engaging8
gaga1
gage1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gang1
ganging7
gawk1
gawking7
gewgaw6
gnaw1
gnawing7
inane5
naan1
nagging7
nana1
nankeen7
wage1
wagging7
waging6
wake1
waken5
wakeningpangram15
waking6
wane1
waning6
wanna5
weak1
weaken6
weakeningpangram16
wean1
weaning7
wigwag6
wigwagging10
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