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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 10, 2023

Longest word
abandoning
10 letters
Top scorer
abandoning
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
10
5 letters
6
6 letters
14
7 letters
18
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
A
1
2
1
4
B
9
4
12
13
1
1
40
D
1
1
G
2
1
3
N
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
10
6
14
18
1
1
2
52

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 3ad 1
B
ba 15bi 8bo 17
D
da 1
G
ga 1gi 2
N
na 2no 2

All 52 answers

294 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abandon7
abandoningpangram17
abiding7
adobo5
baaing6
baba1
baboon6
badging7
bagging7
banana6
band1
bandaging9
bandana7
bandanna8
banding7
bang1
banging7
banning7
baobab6
bidding7
biding6
bind1
bindi5
binding7
binging7
bingo5
binning7
boba1
bobbin6
bobbing7
boding6
bogging7
boing5
bonbon6
bond1
bonding7
bong1
bongo5
boning6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
booing6
boon1
dabbing7
gabbing7
gibbon6
gibing6
nabbing7
nabob5
nonbinding10
noob1
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