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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 19, 2022

Longest word
billowing
9 letters
Top scorer
billowing
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
2
6 letters
11
7 letters
9
8 letters
2
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
B
2
1
4
2
1
10
G
2
2
4
L
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
W
4
5
4
2
1
16
Σ
8
2
11
9
2
2
34

Two-letter pairs

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

B
bi 3bl 3bo 4
G
gl 2go 2
L
lo 2
O
ow 2
W
wi 12wo 4

All 34 answers

209 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bigwig6
billow6
billowingpangram16
blow1
blowingpangram14
blown5
bowing6
bowl1
bowlingpangram14
bowwow6
glow1
glowing7
gown1
gowning7
longbow7
lowing6
owing5
owning6
wigging7
wiggling8
will1
willing7
willow6
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7
winnow6
winnowing9
wino1
wobblingpangram15
wooing6
wool1
wowing6
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