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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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