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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 17, 2024

Longest word
nonapology
10 letters
Top scorer
nonapology
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
14
6 letters
7
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
2
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
A
2
4
2
1
9
G
3
2
2
1
8
L
3
2
2
7
N
3
3
1
1
1
9
O
1
1
1
3
P
4
2
2
1
9
Y
1
1
Σ
17
14
7
4
1
2
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1al 1an 7
G
ga 4go 4
L
la 1ll 1lo 5
N
na 4no 4ny 1
O
on 2oo 1
P
pa 3pl 1po 4py 1
Y
ya 1

All 46 answers

207 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agony5
along5
anal1
anally6
analog6
analogy7
annal5
annoy5
anon1
galangal8
gallon6
gang1
gangly6
gong1
gonna5
goon1
goony5
lagoon6
llano5
loan1
long1
longan6
loon1
loony5
naan1
naggy5
nana1
nanny5
nonagon7
nonagonal9
nonapologypangram17
noon1
nylon5
onlay5
only1
oolong6
pagan5
pang1
panoply7
plan1
polygon7
polygonalpangram16
pong1
pony1
pylon5
yang1
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