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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, September 24, 2021

Longest word
neighing
8 letters
Top scorer
wheezing
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
G
1
1
H
2
2
3
1
8
N
1
1
1
3
W
4
3
1
1
3
12
Σ
8
6
4
2
4
24

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gh 1
H
he 4hi 4
N
ne 2ni 1
W
we 2wh 10

All 24 answers

115 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ghee1
heinie6
henge5
hewing6
hewn1
hieing6
high1
hinge5
hinging7
neigh5
neighing8
nigh1
weigh5
weighing8
whee1
wheeze6
wheezingpangram15
when1
whew1
whine5
whining7
whiz1
whizz5
whizzing8
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