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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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