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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 29, 2020

Longest word
moonwalk
8 letters
Top scorer
moonwalk
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
6
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
8 letters
1

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
–
–
–
–
2
L
3
1
1
–
–
5
M
9
4
3
–
1
17
W
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
14
6
4
0
1
25

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 2
L
la 2ll 1lo 2
M
ma 8mo 9
W
wo 1

All 25 answers

83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
amok1
lama1
lawman6
llama5
loam1
loom1
mako1
mall1
mallow6
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mammon6
manna5
moan1
moll1
momma5
monk1
mono1
moola5
moon1
★moonwalkpangram15
mown1
woman5
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