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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, February 20, 2023

Longest word
homonymy
8 letters
Top scorer
mahogany
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
15
5 letters
14
6 letters
2
7 letters
4
8 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
3
1
5
G
3
2
5
H
2
1
2
1
6
M
5
6
1
1
2
15
N
3
2
1
6
Y
1
1
Σ
15
14
2
4
3
38

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1am 1an 3
G
ga 1go 4
H
ha 2ho 3hy 1
M
ma 7mo 6my 2
N
na 4no 2
Y
ya 1

All 38 answers

156 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agony5
among5
annoy5
anon1
anyhoo6
gang1
gong1
gonna5
goon1
goony5
hang1
hangman7
hogan5
homonym7
homonymy8
hymn1
mahoganypangram15
mammon6
manga5
mango5
mangy5
manna5
many1
moan1
mono1
monogamy8
mononym7
moon1
moony5
myna1
mynah5
naan1
naggy5
nana1
nanny5
nonagon7
noon1
yang1
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