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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 15, 2022

Longest word
tomahawk
8 letters
Top scorer
tomahawk
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
16
5 letters
4
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
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
–
–
–
–
3
H
2
–
1
–
–
3
K
1
–
1
–
–
2
M
4
2
1
1
–
8
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
2
1
2
–
1
6
W
3
1
2
–
–
6
Σ
16
4
7
1
1
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
am 2at 1
H
ho 3
K
ko 2
M
ma 2mo 6
O
oa 1
T
ta 1to 5
W
wa 1wh 3wo 2

All 29 answers

100 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ammo1
amok1
atom1
hook1
hookah6
hoot1
kook1
kowtow6
mako1
mammoth7
moat1
mohawk6
momma5
moot1
moth1
motto5
oath1
tattoo6
★tomahawkpangram15
tomato6
took1
toot1
tooth5
wahoo5
whammo6
whoa1
whom1
woohoo6
woot1
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