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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 9, 2020

Longest word
hormonal
8 letters
Top scorer
hormonal
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
10
6 letters
5
7 letters
0
8 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
Σ
A
–
3
1
–
–
4
H
4
3
2
–
1
10
M
3
4
1
–
–
8
N
1
–
1
–
–
2
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
5
–
–
–
–
5
Σ
14
10
5
0
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1am 1ar 2
H
ha 2ho 8
M
ma 3mo 5
N
no 2
O
or 1
R
ro 5

All 30 answers

109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alarm5
amoral6
armor5
aroma5
haram5
harm1
hoar1
honor5
hoorah6
hora1
horal5
★hormonalpangram15
horn1
horror6
manor5
marm1
maroon6
molar5
moor1
moral5
morn1
moron5
norm1
normal6
oral1
roam1
roan1
roar1
roll1
room1
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