All Words Began with the Center Letter
Updated 2025-04-03Bees in which all words begin with the center letter: 2
As of 2025-04--03, only 2 Spelling Bees had this characteristic: that all of the words in the solution set began with the center letter.
As of 2025-04--03, only 2 Spelling Bees had this characteristic: that all of the words in the solution set began with the center letter.
The Spelling Bee of 2025-04-03: Center letter W and just 21 words
With center letter W and just 21 words, the Spelling Bee puzzle of 2025-04-03 was among the most interesting in Bee history. Here’s why:
1 – All the words in the solution set (shown at right) started with the same letter (W) and that one letter was also the center letter (W). This was the second time in Bee history that this set of conditions coincided.
2 – One of the shortest Bee puzzles: The Bee of August 9, 2024 was among the shortest ever, having only 21 words. Only 30 other Bees have had had so few words. So, of the 2500+ Spelling Bees that had been offered as of this date, this Bee tied for sixth place, in terms of fewest words. Most Spelling Bees have, on average, 40-45 words.
3 – High proportion of new words: Of the 21 words in this puzzle's solution set, seven (33%) were new to the Bee lexicon. That's an unusually high proportion.
1 – All the words in the solution set (shown at right) started with the same letter (W) and that one letter was also the center letter (W). This was the second time in Bee history that this set of conditions coincided.
2 – One of the shortest Bee puzzles: The Bee of August 9, 2024 was among the shortest ever, having only 21 words. Only 30 other Bees have had had so few words. So, of the 2500+ Spelling Bees that had been offered as of this date, this Bee tied for sixth place, in terms of fewest words. Most Spelling Bees have, on average, 40-45 words.
3 – High proportion of new words: Of the 21 words in this puzzle's solution set, seven (33%) were new to the Bee lexicon. That's an unusually high proportion.
SOLUTION SET FOR SPELLING BEE 2025-04-03
WHILINGWHINGINGWHININGWHININGLYWHINNYWHINNYINGWHINYWIGGINGWIGGLINGWIGGLYWIGGY
WILLWILLINGWILLINGLYWILYWINGWINGINGWININGWINNINGWINNINGLYWINY
The Spelling Bee of 2024-07-04: Center letter J and just 18 words
With center letter J and just 18 words, the Spelling Bee puzzle of 2024-07-04 was among the most interesting in Bee history. Here’s why:
1 – One of the shortest Bee puzzles: This puzzle was among the shortest of Spelling Bees ever. Of the 2,255 Bees that had been offered as of July 4, 2024, there had been only one Bee with 16 words, two with 17 words, and six with 18 words, including the Bee of July 4. (Most Bees have, on average, 40-45 words.)
2 – First time for center letter J: This puzzle was the first time in Spelling Bee history that J had been selected as the center letter.
3 – All the words in the solution set (shown at right) started with the same letter (J) and that one letter was also the center letter (J). This was the first time in Bee history that this set of conditions coincided.
4 – More than half the solution set were new words: Ten new words made their Spelling Bee débuts on July 4, which meant that more than half the words in the solution set (10 of 18) were new. The ten new words, all of which began with J, increased the number of Bee words that begin with J from 59 to 69, an instant increase of 17%.
1 – One of the shortest Bee puzzles: This puzzle was among the shortest of Spelling Bees ever. Of the 2,255 Bees that had been offered as of July 4, 2024, there had been only one Bee with 16 words, two with 17 words, and six with 18 words, including the Bee of July 4. (Most Bees have, on average, 40-45 words.)
2 – First time for center letter J: This puzzle was the first time in Spelling Bee history that J had been selected as the center letter.
3 – All the words in the solution set (shown at right) started with the same letter (J) and that one letter was also the center letter (J). This was the first time in Bee history that this set of conditions coincided.
4 – More than half the solution set were new words: Ten new words made their Spelling Bee débuts on July 4, which meant that more than half the words in the solution set (10 of 18) were new. The ten new words, all of which began with J, increased the number of Bee words that begin with J from 59 to 69, an instant increase of 17%.
SOLUTION SET FOR SPELLING BEE 2024-07-04
JIGGINGJIGGLINGJIGGLYJIGGYJILLIONJINGLINGJINGLYJINGOJINN
JINNIJOGGINGJOGGLINGJOINJOININGJOLLILYJOLLYJOLLYINGJOYING