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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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