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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 4, 2021

Longest word
conjoining
10 letters
Top scorer
jouncing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
10
6 letters
5
7 letters
13
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 letters
1

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
C
1
2
2
4
1
1
11
G
2
1
3
6
I
1
2
2
5
J
2
3
5
1
11
N
2
1
3
O
1
1
2
U
1
1
Σ
8
10
5
13
1
1
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 9cu 2
G
gi 1go 4gu 1
I
ic 3in 1io 1
J
ji 4jo 4ju 3
N
no 3
O
on 2
U
un 1

All 39 answers

213 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocoon6
cocooning9
coin1
coining7
conic5
conjoin7
conjoining10
conning7
cooing6
cuing5
cunning7
ginning7
going5
gong1
goon1
gouging7
gunning7
icing5
icon1
iconic6
inning6
ionic5
jigging7
jingo5
jinn1
jinni5
jogging7
join1
joining7
jouncingpangram15
jugging7
juicing7
junco5
noggin6
noon1
noun1
ongoing7
onion5
union5
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