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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 14, 2021

Longest word
negligee
8 letters
Top scorer
wheeling
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
14
6 letters
10
7 letters
5
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
E
2
2
G
4
3
1
1
9
H
3
2
3
1
9
I
1
1
L
2
2
1
5
N
2
2
1
2
7
W
6
4
3
2
2
17
Σ
17
14
10
5
4
50

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 5gh 1gi 1gl 2
H
he 7hi 2
I
in 1
L
le 1li 4
N
ne 5ni 2
W
we 5wh 8wi 4

All 50 answers

221 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
egging6
engine6
gelee5
gelling7
gene1
genie5
genii5
ghee1
giggle6
glee1
glen1
heel1
heeling7
heinie6
hell1
henge5
hewing6
hewn1
hieing6
hinge5
innie5
legging7
liege5
lien1
line1
linen5
negligee8
neigh5
neighing8
nene1
newel5
niggle6
nine1
weenie6
weigh5
weighing8
well1
welling7
whee1
wheel5
wheelie7
wheelingpangram15
when1
whew1
while5
whine5
wienie6
wiggle6
wile1
wine1
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