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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Longest word
demimonde
9 letters
Top scorer
monoxide
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
18
5 letters
15
6 letters
10
7 letters
2
8 letters
2
9 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
Σ
D
7
5
5
1
1
1
20
I
1
1
2
M
5
5
3
1
14
N
4
1
1
6
O
2
3
5
X
1
1
Σ
18
15
10
2
2
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4di 3do 13
I
id 1io 1
M
me 1mi 2mo 11
N
ne 1no 5
O
od 1om 1on 1ox 2
X
xe 1

All 48 answers

199 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
demimonde9
demo1
demoed6
demon5
dino1
diode5
dioxide7
dodo1
dome1
domed5
dominion8
domino6
done1
donee5
donned6
doom1
doomed6
doxed5
doxx1
doxxed6
idiom5
iodine6
memo1
mimeo5
minion6
mode1
modem5
mondo5
monied6
mono1
monoxidepangram15
mood1
mooed5
moon1
mooned6
moxie5
neon1
nodded6
node1
nominee7
none1
noon1
odeon5
omen1
onion5
oxen1
oxide5
xenon5
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