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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, December 2, 2021

Longest word
manhattan
9 letters
Top scorer
phantom
14 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
11
5 letters
4
6 letters
5
7 letters
4
8 letters
0
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
M
3
3
1
1
8
N
3
1
4
O
1
1
2
P
1
1
2
3
7
T
2
1
3
Σ
11
4
5
4
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 1
M
ma 4mo 4
N
na 3no 1
O
on 1ot 1
P
pa 2ph 3po 2
T
ta 1th 1to 1

All 25 answers

105 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anon1
mammon6
manhattan9
manna5
manta5
moan1
mono1
month5
moon1
naan1
nana1
natant6
noon1
onto1
ottoman7
panama6
pant1
phantompangram14
phono5
photon6
pompano7
pontoon7
tampon6
than1
toon1
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