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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 26, 2023

Longest word
cottonmouth
11 letters
Top scorer
cottonmouth
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
11
6 letters
3
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
10 letters
0
11 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
10
11
Σ
C
1
2
2
2
1
8
H
2
1
3
M
3
4
1
8
N
1
1
O
1
1
T
5
2
7
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
13
11
3
3
0
0
0
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

C
co 7cu 1
H
ho 1hu 2
M
mo 6mu 2
N
no 1
O
on 1
T
th 1to 5tu 1
U
un 3

All 31 answers

125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
coconut7
concoct7
coot1
cotton6
cottonmouthpangram18
count5
couth5
cutout6
hoot1
hunt1
hutch5
month5
moot1
moth1
motto5
mount5
mouth5
mutt1
mutton6
notch5
onto1
thou1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
touch5
tout1
tutu1
uncouth7
uncut5
unto1
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