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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 5, 2023

Longest word
condominium
11 letters
Top scorer
condominium
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
6
5 letters
12
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 letters
0
11 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
9
10
11
Σ
C
1
4
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–
1
–
1
7
D
1
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
I
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
M
3
2
1
2
–
–
–
–
8
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
U
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
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2
Σ
6
12
4
2
1
1
0
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 6cu 1
D
di 1do 2
I
ic 2id 1io 1
M
mi 7mo 1
N
nu 1
O
od 1on 1
U
un 2

All 27 answers

139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
coin1
comic5
communion9
★condominiumpangram18
conic5
cumin5
dino1
dominion8
domino6
icon1
iconic6
idiom5
ionic5
midi1
mimic5
mind1
mini1
minim5
minimum7
minion6
modicum7
nuncio6
odium5
onion5
undid5
union5
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