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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Longest word
ductility
9 letters
Top scorer
ductility
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
9 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
C
1
2
3
D
1
2
1
1
5
I
4
2
2
1
9
L
2
2
2
1
7
T
3
1
1
5
U
1
1
Σ
11
7
4
5
1
2
30

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ci 1cu 1cy 1
D
di 4du 1
I
ic 1id 4il 3it 1
L
li 4lu 3
T
ti 4tu 1
U
ut 1

All 30 answers

145 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
city1
cultic6
cyclic6
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
ditty5
ductilitypangram16
icily5
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
idyllic7
illicit7
illicitly9
illy1
itty1
licit5
licitly7
lilt1
lily1
lucid5
luciditypangram15
lucidly7
tidily6
tidy1
till1
tilt1
tutti5
utility7
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