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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, November 16, 2024

Longest word
tantamount
10 letters
Top scorer
autonomy
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
2
9 letters
1
10 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
Σ
A
2
1
2
1
2
1
–
9
M
1
2
3
–
–
–
–
6
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
4
2
–
–
–
–
1
7
U
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
Y
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
10
8
6
2
2
1
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 1au 8
M
mo 1mu 5
N
no 1nu 1
O
ou 1
T
ta 3to 1tu 3
U
un 3
Y
yu 2

All 30 answers

142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
amount6
aunt1
aunty5
auto1
automat7
automata8
automaton9
★autonomypangram15
autumn6
mount5
mummy5
mutant6
mutt1
mutton6
muumuu6
noun1
nutty5
outman6
tantamount10
taunt5
taut1
tout1
tummy5
tuna1
tutu1
unman5
unmount7
unto1
yuan1
yummy5
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