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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, October 19, 2024

Longest word
hellhole
8 letters
Top scorer
luncheon
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 letters
3

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
C
3
2
3
3
11
E
1
1
1
3
H
4
2
1
7
L
3
1
1
1
6
N
4
1
1
1
7
O
2
1
3
U
1
1
2
Σ
17
8
6
5
3
39

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 3cl 4co 4
E
ec 2eu 1
H
he 5ho 2
L
le 2lo 2lu 2
N
ne 3no 3nu 1
O
ol 1on 1ou 1
U
un 2

All 39 answers

159 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cell1
cello5
cellule7
clench6
cloche6
clone5
clue1
colleen7
colonel7
cone1
coulee6
echelon7
echo1
eunuch6
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hello5
hence5
hole1
hone1
lech1
leech5
lone1
louche6
luncheonpangram15
lune1
nene1
neocon6
neon1
noel1
nonce5
none1
nucleon7
oleo1
once1
ounce5
uncle5
unclench8
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