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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Longest word
windmilled
10 letters
Top scorer
windmilled
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
13
6 letters
11
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
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
D
1
2
1
1
1
6
E
2
1
3
I
2
1
3
L
4
2
1
1
8
M
5
2
2
1
1
11
N
3
1
2
1
7
W
3
2
4
1
1
1
12
Σ
16
13
11
6
2
1
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 2di 2dw 2
E
em 2en 1
I
in 3
L
le 1li 7
M
me 2mi 9
N
ne 6ni 1
W
we 3wi 9

All 50 answers

231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
denied6
denim5
dine1
dined5
dwindle7
dwindled8
emend5
emended7
ended5
indeed6
indie5
innie5
lend1
lien1
limn1
limned6
line1
lined5
linemen7
linen5
mend1
mended6
middlemen9
midline7
mien1
mind1
minded6
mine1
mined5
mini1
minim5
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
nene1
newel5
nine1
weenie6
wend1
wended6
widen5
widened7
wienie6
wind1
winded6
windmill8
windmilledpangram17
wine1
wined5
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