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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 24, 2020

Longest word
promontory
10 letters
Top scorer
promontory
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
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
M
5
5
–
–
1
–
–
11
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
2
1
2
–
–
–
1
6
R
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
T
–
1
–
1
2
–
–
4
Σ
10
8
2
1
3
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

M
mo 11
N
no 1
P
po 2pr 4
R
ro 3
T
to 3tr 1

All 25 answers

110 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
mommy5
mono1
monotony8
moon1
moony5
moor1
moot1
morn1
moron5
motor5
motto5
norm1
pomp1
pompom6
prom1
promo5
★promontorypangram17
prompt6
romp1
room1
roomy5
tommyrot8
toponym7
toponymy8
tromp5
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