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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 13, 2024

Longest word
cornily
7 letters
Top scorer
cornily
14 points
Starting letters
5 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
5
5 letters
11
6 letters
4
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
C
1
4
3
2
10
I
1
2
3
L
1
3
4
N
2
2
O
2
1
3
Σ
5
11
4
2
22

Two-letter pairs

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

C
cl 1co 5cr 2cy 2
I
ic 1il 1ir 1
L
li 1lo 2ly 1
N
ni 1ny 1
O
oi 1on 2

All 22 answers

105 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cloy1
colony6
coolly6
cornilypangram14
corny5
coyly5
crony5
cryonic7
cyclic6
cynic5
icily5
illy1
irony5
lily1
loony5
lorry5
lyric5
ninny5
nylon5
oily1
oniony6
only1
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