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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Longest word
panettone
9 letters
Top scorer
pantheon
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
26
5 letters
10
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
2

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
3
1
1
5
H
4
1
5
N
5
1
1
1
8
O
3
1
1
5
P
6
4
4
1
1
2
18
T
5
3
2
10
Σ
26
10
8
2
3
2
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ae 1an 2at 2
H
ho 5
N
ne 2no 6
O
oa 2on 1op 2
P
pa 2pe 1ph 4po 11
T
ta 1te 2to 7

All 51 answers

187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aeon1
annotate8
anon1
atone5
atop1
hone1
hoop1
hoot1
hope1
hotpot6
neon1
neonate7
none1
nonet5
noon1
nope1
notate6
note1
oaten5
oath1
onto1
open1
opponent8
panettone9
pantheonpangram15
peon1
phone5
phono5
photo5
photon6
poet1
pone1
pontoon7
pooh1
poop1
pope1
poppa5
poppet6
potato6
potent6
potentate9
tattoo6
teapot6
tenon5
tone1
tonne5
toon1
toot1
tooth5
tope1
tote1
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