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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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