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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 29, 2023

Longest word
evening
7 letters
Top scorer
evoking
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
6

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
E
1
3
3
2
9
G
4
3
1
8
I
1
1
2
K
3
2
5
N
4
1
5
O
2
1
3
V
2
1
1
4
Σ
16
8
6
6
36

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 2ek 1en 2ev 4
G
ge 5gi 2go 1
I
in 2
K
ke 3kn 2
N
ne 2ni 1no 2
O
og 1ov 2
V
ve 3vi 1

All 36 answers

141 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
egging6
eggnog6
eking5
engine6
enoki5
even1
evening7
evoke5
evokingpangram14
geek1
geeking7
gene1
genie5
genii5
give1
given5
gone1
innie5
invoke6
keen1
keening7
keno1
knee1
kneeing7
nene1
neon1
nine1
none1
noogie6
ogee1
oven1
ovine5
veggie6
vegging7
vein1
vine1
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