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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, August 7, 2021

Longest word
hormonal
8 letters
Top scorer
hormonal
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
25
5 letters
12
6 letters
7
7 letters
0
8 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
Σ
A
2
3
1
6
H
4
2
2
1
9
L
5
1
6
M
6
6
3
15
N
2
1
3
O
1
1
R
5
5
Σ
25
12
7
0
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1am 2an 1ar 2
H
ha 1ho 8
L
ll 1lo 5
M
ma 3mo 12
N
no 3
O
or 1
R
ro 5

All 45 answers

142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aloha5
ammo1
amoral6
anon1
armor5
aroma5
halo1
hoar1
honor5
hoorah6
hora1
horal5
hormonalpangram15
horn1
horror6
llano5
loam1
loan1
loll1
loom1
loon1
mammon6
manor5
maroon6
moan1
molar5
moll1
momma5
mono1
moola5
moolah6
moon1
moor1
moral5
morn1
moron5
noon1
norm1
normal6
oral1
roam1
roan1
roar1
roll1
room1
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