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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, December 27, 2021

Longest word
mammogram
9 letters
Top scorer
glamour
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
17
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
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
3
4
2
1
10
G
4
3
2
2
11
L
3
1
1
5
M
7
8
3
1
19
R
2
1
3
Σ
19
17
7
3
1
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 3am 4ar 3
G
ga 1gl 6gr 4
L
la 1ll 1lo 3
M
ma 8mo 7mu 4
R
ro 2ru 1

All 48 answers

191 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alarm5
alarum6
alum1
amalgam7
ammo1
amoral6
amour5
armor5
aroma5
arum1
gamma5
glam1
glamor6
glamourpangram14
glom1
gloom5
glum1
gram1
gramma6
grammar7
groom5
lama1
llama5
loam1
logogram8
loom1
magma5
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mammogram9
marm1
maul1
mogul5
molar5
moll1
momma5
moola5
moor1
moral5
mull1
mural5
murmur6
muumuu6
roam1
room1
rumor5
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