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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, August 27, 2021

Longest word
homogamy
8 letters
Top scorer
mahogany
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
12
6 letters
2
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
1
2
1
4
G
1
1
2
H
1
2
1
2
6
M
3
4
1
2
10
N
2
2
Y
2
1
1
4
Σ
8
12
2
2
4
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1ah 1an 2
G
ga 1go 1
H
ha 1ho 4hy 1
M
ma 4mo 4my 2
N
na 2
Y
ya 2yo 2

All 28 answers

133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agony5
ahoy1
annoy5
anyhoo6
gamy1
goony5
hammy5
hoagy5
homogamy8
homonym7
homonymy8
hymn1
mahoganypangram15
mangy5
many1
mayo1
mommy5
monogamy8
mononym7
moony5
myna1
mynah5
naggy5
nanny5
yahoo5
yang1
yoga1
yoohoo6
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