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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 12, 2020

Longest word
homogamy
8 letters
Top scorer
mahogany
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
17
5 letters
19
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
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
4
3
2
9
G
3
2
2
7
H
1
3
1
1
6
M
5
8
1
2
16
N
2
2
1
5
Y
2
1
3
Σ
17
19
5
2
3
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2ah 1am 2an 4
G
ga 6go 1
H
ha 3ho 3
M
ma 11mo 3my 2
N
na 4no 1
Y
ya 2yo 1

All 46 answers

187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agog1
agony5
ahoy1
ammo1
among5
annoy5
anon1
anonym6
anyhoo6
gaga1
gagman6
gamma5
gammon6
gamy1
gang1
gonna5
hammy5
hang1
hangman7
hoagy5
hogan5
homogamy8
magma5
mahoganypangram15
mama1
mamma5
mammon6
manga5
mango5
mangy5
manna5
many1
mayo1
moan1
momma5
monogamy8
myna1
mynah5
naan1
naggy5
nana1
nanny5
nonagon7
yahoo5
yang1
yoga1
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