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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.