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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 3, 2022

Longest word
murmuring
9 letters
Top scorer
grumping
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
11
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
7 letters
12
8 letters
6
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
4
1
1
3
9
I
1
1
1
3
M
1
2
1
4
N
1
1
P
3
1
4
1
9
R
4
1
6
11
U
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
11
6
4
12
6
2
41

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gr 8gu 1
I
in 3
M
mi 2mu 2
N
ni 1
P
pr 6pu 3
R
ri 5ru 6
U
um 1un 2ur 1

All 41 answers

229 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
grim1
grin1
grinning8
grip1
griping7
gripping8
grump5
grumpingpangram15
guru1
inuring7
inurn5
inurning8
mirin5
miring6
murmur6
murmuring9
nigiri6
prig1
prim1
priming7
primp5
primping8
pruning7
purging7
purr1
purring7
rigging7
rimming7
ring1
ringing7
ripping7
ruin1
ruing5
ruining7
rump1
rung1
running7
umpiringpangram15
unrig5
unrigging9
urging6
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