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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 25, 2020

Longest word
automata
8 letters
Top scorer
factotum
15 points
Starting letters
5 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
14
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 letters
2

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
1
1
1
6
C
4
4
8
F
2
1
3
M
2
2
4
T
3
3
1
7
Σ
14
7
3
2
2
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 1am 1at 1au 3
C
ca 2co 6
F
fa 2fo 1
M
ma 2mo 2
T
ta 4to 3

All 28 answers

104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afoot5
ammo1
atom1
auto1
automat7
automata8
cacao5
camo1
coact5
coat1
coca1
cocoa5
coma1
comma5
fact1
factotumpangram15
foam1
mama1
mamma5
moat1
momma5
taco1
tact1
tattoo6
taut1
toccata7
tomato6
tomcat6
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.