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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 16, 2021

Longest word
wigwagging
10 letters
Top scorer
guffawing
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
5
6 letters
7
7 letters
9
8 letters
0
9 letters
1
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
3
2
5
F
3
1
2
6
G
5
1
5
1
12
I
1
1
N
3
1
4
W
1
1
3
1
1
7
Σ
12
5
7
9
0
1
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2an 1aw 2
F
fa 6
G
ga 8gn 2gu 2
I
ig 1
N
na 4
W
wa 5wi 2

All 35 answers

168 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
again5
aging5
angina6
awing5
awning6
fang1
fanning7
faun1
fauna5
fawn1
fawning7
gaff1
gaga1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gang1
ganging7
gauging7
gnaw1
gnawing7
guffaw6
guffawingpangram16
iguana6
naan1
nagging7
naif1
nana1
wagging7
waging6
waif1
waning6
wanna5
wigwag6
wigwagging10
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