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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, December 11, 2022

Longest word
womanhood
9 letters
Top scorer
womanhood
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
8
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
D
3
3
H
1
1
M
4
3
2
1
1
11
N
4
2
6
W
1
2
1
4
Σ
14
8
2
2
1
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 2an 1
D
da 2do 1
H
ha 1
M
ma 5mo 6
N
na 3no 3
W
wa 2wo 2

All 28 answers

104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adman5
adwoman7
anon1
damn1
dawn1
down1
hand1
madman6
madwoman8
mammon6
manhood7
manna5
moan1
monad5
mondo5
mono1
moon1
mown1
naan1
nada1
nana1
nohow5
nomad5
noon1
wand1
wanna5
woman5
womanhoodpangram16
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