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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 3, 2025

Longest word
monocracy
9 letters
Top scorer
monocracy
16 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
18
5 letters
16
6 letters
9
7 letters
5
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
A
2
2
1
1
6
C
3
2
2
7
M
10
11
4
4
1
1
31
N
1
1
2
R
2
1
1
4
Σ
18
16
9
5
1
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1am 1ar 4
C
ca 3co 3cr 1
M
ma 17mo 13my 1
N
no 2
R
ro 4

All 50 answers

218 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acronympangram14
ammo1
armor5
armory6
army1
aroma5
camo1
carom5
cayman6
coma1
comma5
common6
cram1
macaron7
macaroon8
macro5
macron6
mama1
mamma5
mammary7
mammon6
manna5
manor5
many1
maraca6
marm1
maroon6
marry5
mayo1
mayor5
moan1
momma5
mommy5
mono1
monocracypangram16
mononym7
moon1
moony5
moor1
moray5
morn1
morocco7
moron5
myna1
noncom6
norm1
roam1
romcom6
room1
roomy5
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