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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, September 3, 2023

Longest word
hormonal
8 letters
Top scorer
hormonal
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
17
6 letters
7
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
3
5
1
9
H
5
3
1
1
10
L
3
2
5
M
4
7
4
15
N
2
1
3
O
1
1
R
3
3
Σ
21
17
7
0
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2am 2an 3ar 2
H
ha 5ho 5
L
la 1ll 2lo 2
M
ma 9mo 6
N
na 2no 1
O
or 1
R
ro 3

All 46 answers

163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alarm5
aloha5
ammo1
amoral6
anal1
annal5
anon1
armor5
aroma5
halal5
hall1
halo1
haram5
harm1
hoar1
hoorah6
hora1
horal5
hormonalpangram15
lama1
llama5
llano5
loam1
loan1
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mammon6
manna5
manor5
marm1
maroon6
moan1
molar5
momma5
moola5
moolah6
moral5
naan1
nana1
normal6
oral1
roam1
roan1
roar1
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