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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
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