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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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