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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 18, 2022

Longest word
tantamount
10 letters
Top scorer
autonomy
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
19
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
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
4
1
1
3
3
1
13
M
6
5
2
1
1
15
N
2
2
O
2
1
1
4
T
4
2
1
7
U
1
1
Σ
19
6
6
5
4
1
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 2an 5at 1au 5
M
ma 2mo 12mu 1
N
no 2
O
oa 1on 1ot 1ou 1
T
ta 2to 5
U
un 1

All 42 answers

178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
amount6
anatomy7
annoy5
anon1
antonym7
antonymy8
atom1
auto1
automat7
automata8
automaton9
autonomypangram15
mammon6
mayo1
moan1
moat1
momma5
mommy5
mono1
mononym7
monotony8
moon1
moony5
moot1
motto5
mount5
mutton6
noon1
noun1
oaty1
onto1
ottoman7
outman6
tantamount10
tattoo6
tomato6
tony1
toon1
toot1
tout1
unto1
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