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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 28, 2023

Longest word
unhinging
9 letters
Top scorer
whupping
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
3
6 letters
7
7 letters
14
8 letters
3
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
3
3
H
1
2
3
I
1
1
N
1
1
2
P
1
1
3
4
9
U
2
1
2
5
W
2
2
4
3
11
Σ
5
3
7
14
3
2
34

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gi 2gu 1
H
hi 2hu 1
I
in 1
N
ni 2
P
pi 8pu 1
U
un 4up 1
W
wh 5wi 6

All 34 answers

209 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
gigging7
ginning7
gunning7
high1
hinging7
hugging7
inning6
nigh1
nipping7
pigging7
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
pinup5
piping6
pippin6
punning7
unhinging9
unhip5
unpin5
unpinning9
upping6
whinging8
whining7
whip1
whipping8
whuppingpangram15
wigging7
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7
wiping6
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