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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 20, 2021

Longest word
millionth
9 letters
Top scorer
millionth
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
24
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
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
H
4
4
I
1
1
L
3
3
1
7
M
5
2
1
1
1
1
11
N
1
1
2
O
2
2
T
9
2
1
12
Σ
24
8
4
1
1
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

H
hi 2ho 2
I
in 1
L
li 4lo 3
M
mi 3mo 8
N
ni 1no 1
O
om 1on 1
T
th 1ti 4to 7

All 39 answers

126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
hilt1
hint1
holt1
hoot1
into1
lilt1
limit5
lint1
litho5
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
millionthpangram16
mint1
mitt1
molt1
monolithpangram15
month5
moonlit7
moot1
moth1
motion6
motto5
ninth5
notion6
omit1
onto1
thin1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
tint1
toil1
toll1
tomtit6
tool1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
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