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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Longest word
moonwalk
8 letters
Top scorer
moonwalk
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
24
5 letters
8
6 letters
3
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
3
1
4
K
4
3
7
L
6
1
7
M
7
2
2
1
12
N
2
2
W
2
1
1
4
Σ
24
8
3
0
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1am 2an 1
K
kn 3ko 4
L
ll 1lo 6
M
ma 3mo 9
N
no 2
W
wa 1wo 3

All 36 answers

97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allow5
ammo1
amok1
anon1
knoll5
know1
known5
koala5
koan1
kola1
kook1
llano5
loam1
loan1
loll1
look1
loom1
loon1
mako1
mallow6
mammon6
moan1
moll1
momma5
monk1
mono1
moola5
moon1
moonwalkpangram15
mown1
nook1
noon1
wallow6
woman5
wonk1
wool1
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