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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 10, 2025

Longest word
phenomenon
10 letters
Top scorer
phenomena
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
6
6 letters
9
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 letters
2
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
2
1
6
E
1
1
H
3
1
4
M
9
3
1
13
N
1
1
O
1
1
1
3
P
3
1
5
2
1
1
13
Σ
20
6
9
3
0
2
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ah 1am 2an 1ap 2
E
en 1
H
he 2ho 2
M
ma 5me 3mo 5
N
na 1
O
om 1oo 2
P
pa 2pe 2ph 4po 5

All 41 answers

160 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ahem1
amen1
ammo1
anemone7
apeman6
apemen6
enema5
heme1
hemp1
home1
homophone9
mama1
mamma5
mammon6
mane1
manna5
mean1
meme1
memo1
moan1
momma5
mono1
moon1
mope1
name1
omen1
oompah6
oomph5
pampa5
panama6
penman6
penmen6
phenom6
phenomenapangram16
phenomenon10
phoneme7
poem1
pome1
pomp1
pompano7
pompom6
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