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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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