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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Longest word
froufrou
8 letters
Top scorer
formula
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
18
6 letters
4
7 letters
4
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
5
2
1
10
F
8
6
2
2
1
19
L
4
1
5
M
2
4
6
O
1
1
2
R
5
1
1
7
Σ
22
18
4
4
1
49

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 2al 1am 3ar 2au 2
F
fa 2fl 4fo 10fr 2fu 1
L
lo 5
M
mo 6
O
of 1or 1
R
ro 6ru 1

All 49 answers

179 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afoul5
afro1
aloof5
ammo1
amoral6
amour5
armor5
aroma5
aurora6
auroral7
falloff7
farro5
floor5
flora5
floral6
flour5
foal1
foam1
fool1
fora1
form1
formal6
formulapangram14
forum5
foul1
four1
from1
froufrou8
furor5
loaf1
loam1
loll1
loofa5
loom1
molar5
moll1
momma5
moola5
moor1
moral5
offal5
oral1
roam1
roar1
roll1
roof1
room1
roomful7
rumor5
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