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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Longest word
monthlong
9 letters
Top scorer
monthlong
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
25
5 letters
6
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
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
G
4
1
1
–
–
–
6
H
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
6
1
–
–
–
–
7
M
6
2
–
1
1
1
11
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
T
5
2
–
–
–
–
7
Σ
25
6
2
1
1
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

G
gl 2go 4
H
ho 2
L
lo 7
M
mo 11
N
no 1
O
on 1oo 1
T
th 1to 6

All 36 answers

98 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
glom1
gloom5
gong1
googol6
goon1
goth1
holt1
hoot1
logo1
loll1
long1
loom1
loon1
loot1
lotto5
moll1
molt1
mono1
monoglot8
monolog7
month5
★monthlongpangram16
moon1
moot1
moth1
motto5
noon1
onto1
oolong6
thong5
toll1
tong1
tool1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
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