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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 1, 2021

Longest word
promontory
10 letters
Top scorer
promontory
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
3
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 letters
2
9 letters
0
10 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
Σ
M
3
2
1
1
7
N
2
2
O
1
1
P
2
1
2
1
1
7
T
3
1
1
5
Σ
11
3
2
3
2
0
1
22

Two-letter pairs

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

M
mo 7
N
no 2
O
on 1
P
po 4pr 3
T
to 5

All 22 answers

92 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
mono1
mononym7
monotony8
moon1
moony5
morn1
moron5
noon1
norm1
onto1
pontoon7
pony1
porn1
porno5
promontorypangram17
pronto6
proton6
tony1
toon1
toponym7
toponymy8
torn1
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