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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
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.