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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Longest word
nonillionth
11 letters
Top scorer
millionth
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
26
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
2
10 letters
0
11 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
10
11
Σ
H
2
2
I
1
1
L
7
2
1
10
M
7
2
2
2
1
1
15
N
1
1
1
1
4
O
3
1
4
T
5
1
1
7
Σ
26
6
5
2
1
2
0
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

H
ho 2
I
in 1
L
li 3lo 7
M
mi 3mo 12
N
no 4
O
ol 1om 1on 2
T
to 7

All 43 answers

151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
holt1
hoot1
into1
limo1
lion1
litho5
loin1
loll1
loom1
loon1
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
million7
millionthpangram16
minion6
moil1
moll1
molt1
mono1
monolithpangram15
month5
moon1
moonlit7
moot1
moth1
motion6
motto5
nonillion9
nonillionth11
noon1
notion6
olio1
omit1
onion5
onto1
toil1
toll1
tomtit6
tool1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
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