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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Longest word
antonymy
8 letters
Top scorer
taxonomy
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
8
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
2
1
2
1
6
M
9
7
1
1
1
19
O
1
1
T
2
1
3
Σ
11
8
3
4
3
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1an 3at 1ax 1
M
ma 7mo 11my 1
O
ot 1
T
ta 2to 1

All 29 answers

128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
anatomy7
antonym7
antonymy8
atom1
axman5
mama1
mamma5
mammon6
manna5
manta5
many1
mayo1
moan1
moat1
momma5
mommy5
mono1
mononym7
monotony8
moon1
moony5
moot1
motto5
myna1
ottoman7
taxman6
taxonomypangram15
tomato6
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