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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 10, 2024

Longest word
colcannon
9 letters
Top scorer
uncloak
14 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
13
6 letters
10
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
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
A
2
2
1
5
C
2
7
4
1
1
15
K
1
3
4
L
5
1
2
8
N
7
1
8
U
1
3
1
5
Σ
18
13
10
2
1
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 5
C
ca 7cl 4co 4
K
kn 3ko 1
L
la 2ll 1lo 2lu 3
N
na 2no 5nu 1
U
ul 1un 4

All 45 answers

181 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
anon1
canal5
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
cannula7
canola6
canon5
clan1
clank5
clonk5
clunk5
cocoon6
colcannon9
colon5
conk1
knack5
knock5
knoll5
koan1
lacuna6
lank1
llano5
loan1
loon1
luna1
lunk1
lunula6
naan1
nana1
nock1
nonlocal8
nook1
noon1
noun1
null1
ulna1
uncloakpangram14
uncock6
uncool6
unlock6
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