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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 20, 2023

Longest word
neighing
8 letters
Top scorer
wheezing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

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

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
1
2
2
5
H
1
2
3
1
7
I
1
1
2
N
3
1
1
5
W
3
2
3
4
4
16
Z
2
2
4
Σ
10
8
9
9
5
41

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 3gi 2
H
he 4hi 3
I
in 2
N
ne 3ni 2
W
we 2wh 5wi 9
Z
zi 4

All 41 answers

214 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
egging6
engine6
gene1
genie5
genii5
gigging7
ginning7
heinie6
henge5
hewing6
hewn1
hieing6
hinge5
hinging7
innie5
inning6
neigh5
neighing8
nene1
nigh1
nine1
weenie6
weighing8
wheezingpangram15
when1
whine5
whining7
whizzing8
wienie6
wigging7
wine1
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7
wizen5
wizening8
zigging7
zine1
zing1
zinging7
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