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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 25, 2024

Longest word
annotation
10 letters
Top scorer
nationhood
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
9
6 letters
6
7 letters
0
8 letters
3
9 letters
0
10 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
1
1
2
1
1
6
D
2
2
1
5
H
2
2
I
2
1
2
5
N
2
2
1
1
6
O
1
1
T
2
2
2
6
Σ
9
9
6
0
3
0
4
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1an 4at 1
D
dh 1di 3do 1
H
hi 2
I
id 1in 3io 1
N
na 3ni 1no 2
O
on 1
T
ta 3th 1ti 2

All 31 answers

161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
addition8
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anti1
attain6
dhoti5
dino1
dint1
ditto5
donation8
hind1
hint1
idiot5
initiation10
into1
intonation10
iota1
naiad5
nation6
nationhoodpangram17
ninth5
notation8
notion6
onion5
tahini6
taint5
tannin6
thin1
tint1
titan5
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