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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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