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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Longest word
tommyrot
8 letters
Top scorer
mortify
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
8
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
F
4
1
1
6
M
2
4
1
1
8
O
1
1
R
5
2
7
T
8
1
1
1
11
Σ
20
8
2
2
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fo 5fr 1
M
mi 1mo 7
O
om 1
R
ri 1ro 6
T
to 7tr 3ty 1

All 33 answers

101 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
foot1
form1
fort1
fortify7
forty5
from1
mirror6
mommy5
moor1
moot1
mortifypangram14
motif5
motor5
motto5
omit1
riot1
roof1
room1
roomy5
root1
roti1
rotor5
tommyrot8
tomtit6
toot1
tori1
torii5
toro1
tort1
trio1
trot1
troy1
tyro1
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