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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, December 19, 2020

Longest word
paranormal
10 letters
Top scorer
paranormal
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
7
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
2
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
A
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
L
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
M
4
3
2
–
–
–
–
9
N
4
–
2
–
1
–
–
7
P
2
1
2
1
1
–
1
8
R
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
7
6
2
2
0
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 3ap 1
L
la 1ll 1lo 2
M
ma 4mo 5
N
na 3no 4
P
pa 3pl 2po 3
R
ro 1

All 33 answers

133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
annal5
anon1
apron5
lampoon7
llano5
loan1
loon1
mammon6
manna5
manor5
maroon6
moan1
mono1
moon1
morn1
moron5
naan1
nana1
napalm6
nonpolar8
noon1
norm1
normal6
panama6
panorama8
★paranormalpangram17
plan1
planar6
pompano7
porn1
porno5
roan1
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