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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Longest word
enjoyment
9 letters
Top scorer
enjoyment
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
13
6 letters
3
7 letters
4
8 letters
5
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
E
2
1
1
4
J
1
1
M
2
3
2
3
4
14
N
5
2
7
O
2
2
T
5
4
1
10
Y
1
1
2
Σ
14
13
3
4
5
1
40

Two-letter pairs

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

E
en 4
J
je 1
M
me 4mo 10
N
ne 3no 4
O
om 1on 1
T
te 6to 4
Y
ye 2

All 40 answers

181 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
enemy5
enjoy5
enjoymentpangram16
entente7
jenny5
memento7
mentee6
metonym7
metonymy8
moment6
money5
moneymen8
mono1
mononym7
monotone8
monotony8
monte5
moon1
moony5
nene1
neon1
netty5
none1
nonet5
noon1
note1
omen1
onto1
teen1
teeny5
tenement8
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
tone1
tonne5
tony1
toon1
yente5
yeomen6
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