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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Longest word
fivefold
8 letters
Top scorer
fivefold
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
10
7 letters
6
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
D
1
3
2
6
E
1
1
F
15
7
7
3
1
33
L
1
1
O
1
1
V
2
2
Σ
17
8
10
6
3
44

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 4do 2
E
ed 1
F
fe 5fi 13fl 6fo 9
L
li 1
O
of 1
V
vi 2

All 44 answers

190 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
defied6
defile6
defiled7
deified7
doff1
doffed6
edified7
feed1
feel1
felid5
fell1
felled6
fiddle6
fiddled7
fief1
field5
fielded7
fife1
fifed5
file1
filed5
fill1
filled6
five1
fivefoldpangram15
fled1
flee1
flied5
floe1
flood5
flooded7
foil1
foiled6
fold1
folded6
folio5
food1
foodie6
fool1
fooled6
life1
offed5
vilified8
vivified8
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