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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 30, 2024

Longest word
outgunning
10 letters
Top scorer
quoting
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
4
6 letters
4
7 letters
9
8 letters
5
9 letters
2
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
G
1
–
–
3
–
–
–
4
I
–
–
1
–
–
2
–
3
N
1
–
–
–
1
–
–
2
O
–
1
2
–
1
–
1
5
Q
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
4
T
2
1
1
4
1
–
–
9
U
2
1
–
1
1
–
–
5
Σ
7
4
4
9
5
2
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

G
go 2gu 2
I
in 3
N
no 2
O
ou 5
Q
qu 4
T
to 3tu 6
U
un 5

All 32 answers

189 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gouging7
gout1
gunning7
gutting7
intuit6
intuiting9
intuition9
nonunion8
noun1
outgo5
outgoing8
outgun6
outgunning10
outing6
quint5
quit1
quitting8
★quotingpangram14
tonguing8
tout1
touting7
tugging7
tuition7
tuning6
tutti5
tutting7
tutu1
union5
unit1
uniting7
unto1
untuning8
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