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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Longest word
homogamy
8 letters
Top scorer
mahogany
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
12
5 letters
11
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
4
3
2
9
G
2
1
1
4
H
2
1
2
5
M
4
4
1
2
11
N
1
1
2
Y
1
1
1
3
Σ
12
11
5
2
4
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2ah 1am 2an 4
G
ga 1go 3
H
ho 5
M
ma 4mo 7
N
no 2
Y
ya 1yo 2

All 34 answers

150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agog1
agony5
ahoy1
ammo1
among5
annoy5
anon1
anonym6
anyhoo6
gammon6
gong1
gonna5
goon1
hoagy5
hogan5
homogamy8
homonym7
homonymy8
mahoganypangram15
mammon6
mango5
mayo1
moan1
momma5
mommy5
mono1
monogamy8
moon1
moony5
nonagon7
noon1
yahoo5
yoga1
yoohoo6
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