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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 27, 2022

Longest word
wigwagging
10 letters
Top scorer
warming
14 points
Starting letters
3 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
4
5 letters
3
6 letters
7
7 letters
9
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
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
1
1
2
G
1
1
2
W
3
2
6
8
1
1
21
Σ
4
3
7
9
1
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
aw 2
G
gn 2
W
wa 9wi 10wr 2

All 25 answers

149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
awing5
awning6
gnaw1
gnawing7
wagging7
waging6
waning6
wanna5
warm1
warmingpangram14
warn1
warning7
warring7
wigging7
wigwag6
wigwagging10
wigwam6
wing1
winging7
wingman7
wining6
winning7
wiring6
wring5
wringing8
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.