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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 9, 2024

Longest word
beginning
9 letters
Top scorer
bogeying
15 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
15
5 letters
11
6 letters
12
7 letters
3
8 letters
3
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
B
2
5
6
1
2
2
18
E
3
2
5
10
G
3
3
6
I
1
1
N
4
1
1
6
O
3
1
4
Y
1
1
Σ
15
11
12
3
3
2
46

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 8bi 4bo 5by 1
E
eb 3eg 3en 2ey 2
G
ge 3gi 1go 2
I
in 1
N
ne 2ni 1no 3
O
ob 3og 1
Y
ye 1

All 46 answers

219 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
been1
begging7
begin5
beginning9
begone6
beige5
being5
benign6
bigeye6
biggie6
binge5
bingeing8
bogey5
bogeyingpangram15
bone1
boogie6
boogieing9
bygone6
ebbing6
ebon1
ebony5
egging6
eggnog6
eggy1
enby1
engine6
eyeing6
eying5
gene1
genie5
genii5
gibe1
gone1
gooey5
innie5
nene1
neon1
nine1
nonbeing8
none1
noogie6
obey1
obeyingpangram14
oboe1
ogee1
yenning7
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