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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 20, 2024

Longest word
antonymy
8 letters
Top scorer
taxonomy
15 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
17
5 letters
6
6 letters
3
7 letters
4
8 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
4
1
2
1
8
M
6
4
1
1
1
13
N
1
1
O
3
1
4
T
3
1
2
1
7
Σ
17
6
3
4
3
33

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1an 5at 1ax 1
M
ma 2mo 11
N
no 1
O
oa 1on 2ot 1
T
ta 3to 4

All 33 answers

124 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
anatomy7
annoy5
anon1
antonym7
antonymy8
atom1
axon1
mammon6
mayo1
moan1
moat1
momma5
mommy5
mono1
mononym7
monotony8
moon1
moony5
moot1
motto5
noon1
oaty1
onto1
onyx1
ottoman7
tattoo6
taxon5
taxonomypangram15
tomato6
tony1
toon1
toot1
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