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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 11, 2020

Longest word
meowing
7 letters
Top scorer
meowing
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
7
6 letters
9
7 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
E
1
–
3
–
4
G
2
4
1
–
7
I
–
1
–
–
1
M
6
1
2
1
10
N
4
–
1
1
6
O
2
–
–
–
2
W
1
1
2
1
5
Σ
16
7
9
3
35

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 2en 2
G
ge 4gi 1gn 1go 1
I
in 1
M
me 6mi 4
N
ne 2ni 1no 3
O
og 1om 1
W
we 1wi 3wo 1

All 35 answers

133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
egging6
eggnog6
engine6
enow1
gene1
genie5
genii5
genome6
gimme5
gnome5
gone1
innie5
meme1
meming6
memo1
meow1
★meowingpangram14
mewing6
mien1
mime1
mimeo5
mine1
nene1
neon1
nine1
nominee7
none1
noogie6
ogee1
omen1
weenie6
wienie6
wine1
wingmen7
women5
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