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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Longest word
manhattan
9 letters
Top scorer
phantom
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
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
2
2
M
8
6
1
2
1
18
O
1
1
1
3
P
1
1
2
2
1
7
T
1
2
3
Σ
12
8
6
5
1
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1at 1
M
ma 9mo 9
O
oo 2ot 1
P
pa 2ph 2po 3
T
ta 2to 1

All 33 answers

147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
atom1
mahatma7
mama1
mamma5
mammon6
mammoth7
manhattan9
manna5
manta5
math1
moan1
moat1
momma5
mono1
month5
moon1
moot1
moth1
motto5
oompah6
oomph5
ottoman7
pampa5
panama6
phantompangram14
photomap8
pomp1
pompano7
pompom6
tamp1
tampon6
tomato6
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