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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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