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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 5, 2020

Longest word
paranormal
10 letters
Top scorer
paranormal
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
25
5 letters
19
6 letters
13
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
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
3
5
3
11
L
4
2
1
7
M
4
7
3
1
15
N
2
2
1
5
O
2
2
P
6
5
5
1
1
1
19
R
4
4
Σ
25
19
13
2
3
0
1
63

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1am 2an 3ap 3ar 2
L
la 3ll 2lo 2
M
ma 10mo 5
N
na 3no 2
O
op 1or 1
P
pa 12pl 2po 4pr 1
R
ra 1ro 3

All 63 answers

253 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alarm5
ammo1
amoral6
anal1
annal5
anon1
apollo6
appall6
apron5
armor5
aroma5
lama1
lamp1
lampoon7
llama5
llano5
loam1
loan1
malaprop8
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mammon6
manna5
manor5
marm1
maroon6
moan1
molar5
momma5
moola5
moral5
naan1
nana1
napalm6
nonpolar8
normal6
opal1
oral1
pall1
pallor6
palm1
palp1
pampa5
panama6
panorama8
papa1
papal5
paranormalpangram17
parlor6
parol5
plan1
planar6
polar5
pompano7
poplar6
poppa5
pram1
ramp1
roam1
roan1
roar1
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