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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 13, 2024

Longest word
teakettle
9 letters
Top scorer
folktale
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
3
6 letters
1
7 letters
1
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
F
3
1
–
–
1
–
5
K
5
1
1
–
–
–
7
L
4
1
–
–
–
–
5
T
5
–
–
1
–
1
7
Σ
17
3
1
1
1
1
24

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fa 1fl 2fo 2
K
ka 1ke 3ko 3
L
la 2le 2lo 1
T
ta 3te 2to 2

All 24 answers

69 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
fake1
flak1
flake5
folk1
★folktalepangram15
kale1
keel1
keto1
kettle6
koala5
kola1
kook1
lake1
latke5
leak1
leek1
look1
take1
takeoff7
talk1
teak1
teakettle9
toke1
took1
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