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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Longest word
etouffee
8 letters
Top scorer
outfoxed
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
8
6 letters
12
7 letters
2
8 letters
3

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
D
3
2
1
2
8
E
1
1
1
3
F
3
1
1
5
O
2
1
1
4
T
10
2
8
1
21
Σ
16
8
12
2
3
41

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 3do 3du 2
E
ef 1et 2
F
fe 3fo 2
O
ou 4
T
te 4to 9tu 8

All 41 answers

173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deft1
detox5
detoxed7
dote1
doted5
dotted6
duet1
duetted7
effete6
etouffee8
etude5
feet1
fete1
feted5
foot1
footed6
outdo5
outed5
outfox6
outfoxedpangram15
teed1
teff1
text1
texted6
toed1
toffee6
tofu1
toot1
tooted6
tote1
toted5
tout1
touted6
tuffet6
tuft1
tufted6
tutee5
tutted6
tutu1
tuxedo6
tuxedoed8
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