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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 11, 2021

Longest word
hollowing
9 letters
Top scorer
hollowing
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
3
6 letters
10
7 letters
9
8 letters
5
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
G
2
2
2
3
9
H
2
2
2
1
7
I
1
1
L
6
2
2
3
13
N
1
1
2
O
1
3
4
W
2
1
2
1
6
Σ
13
3
10
9
5
2
42

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 4gl 2go 3
H
hi 2ho 5
I
ig 1
L
li 3lo 10
N
ni 1no 1
O
og 1oi 1ol 1oo 1
W
wh 1wi 4wo 1

All 42 answers

223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
giggling8
gigolo6
gill1
gilling7
glow1
glowing7
goggling8
googling8
googol6
hill1
hilling7
holing6
hollow6
hollowingpangram16
howl1
howlingpangram14
igloo5
lingo5
lining6
lion1
logging7
login5
logo1
loin1
loll1
lolling7
long1
longing7
loon1
lowing6
niggling8
nonillion9
ogling6
oiling6
olio1
oolong6
whiling7
wiggling8
will1
willing7
willow6
wool1
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