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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Longest word
bathroom
8 letters
Top scorer
bathroom
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
10
6 letters
7
7 letters
3
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
1
3
B
4
2
1
1
1
9
H
7
2
4
13
M
2
2
4
O
1
1
T
1
4
1
6
Σ
15
10
7
3
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1ar 1at 1
B
ba 4bo 4br 1
H
ha 7ho 6
M
ma 3mo 1
O
oa 1
T
th 3to 2tr 1

All 36 answers

143 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abhor5
arhat5
athrob6
baht1
bath1
bathmat7
bathroompangram15
boho1
boohoo6
booth5
both1
broth5
haboob6
haram5
harbor6
harm1
hart1
hath1
hatha5
hoar1
hobo1
hoorah6
hoot1
hora1
horror6
mahatma7
mammoth7
math1
moth1
oath1
that1
throat6
throb5
tooth5
torah5
troth5
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