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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 30, 2021

Longest word
hiccoughing
11 letters
Top scorer
hiccoughing
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
6
8 letters
7
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 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
11
Σ
C
4
5
1
1
5
–
–
–
16
G
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
2
2
2
3
2
–
–
1
12
I
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
9
7
4
6
7
1
0
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 8ci 2co 6
G
gn 1
H
hi 4ho 4hu 4
I
in 2
N
ni 1
O
ou 1
U
un 2

All 35 answers

207 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chic1
chichi6
chignon7
chin1
chinning8
chino5
chug1
chugging8
cinch5
cinching8
coho1
conch5
couch5
★couchingpangram15
cough5
★coughingpangram15
gnocchi7
hiccough8
★hiccoughingpangram18
high1
hinging7
hogging7
honcho6
honing6
hooch5
hugging7
hunch5
hunching8
hung1
inch1
inching7
nigh1
ouch1
unhinging9
unhung6
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