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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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