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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 6, 2024

Longest word
polyphony
9 letters
Top scorer
phonily
14 points
Starting letters
5 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
13
5 letters
14
6 letters
5
7 letters
4
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
H
2
4
6
L
2
2
1
1
1
7
N
1
1
O
1
1
P
9
7
4
2
1
23
Σ
13
14
5
4
1
1
38

Two-letter pairs

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

H
hi 3ho 2hy 1
L
li 2lo 5
N
ni 1
O
op 1
P
ph 4pi 5pl 2po 11py 1

All 38 answers

165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
hiply5
hippo5
hippy5
hoop1
hoppy5
hypo1
lipo1
lippy5
lollipop8
lollop6
loop1
loopily7
loopy5
nippy5
opinion7
phonilypangram14
phono5
phony5
phyllo6
pill1
pillion7
pinion6
pinny5
pippin6
plop1
ploy1
polio5
poll1
polo1
polyp5
polyphony9
pony1
pooh1
pool1
poop1
poplin6
poppy5
pylon5
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