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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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