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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 6, 2021

Longest word
impinging
9 letters
Top scorer
imputing
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
1
6 letters
7
7 letters
7
8 letters
1
9 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
G
1
2
3
I
1
1
2
4
M
5
1
4
3
13
P
2
2
4
T
1
1
U
1
1
Σ
8
1
7
7
1
2
26

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 2gu 1
I
im 4
M
mi 8mu 5
P
pi 2pu 2
T
ti 1
U
um 1

All 26 answers

137 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gimp1
gimping7
gumming7
impinging9
impugn6
impugning9
imputingpangram15
miming6
mini1
minim5
minimum7
mining6
mint1
minting7
mitt1
mugging7
mung1
muting6
mutt1
muumuu6
pimp1
pimping7
pump1
pumping7
timing6
umping6
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