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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 3, 2024

Longest word
grounding
9 letters
Top scorer
grounding
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
14
6 letters
8
7 letters
12
8 letters
5
9 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
Σ
D
5
6
1
4
16
G
4
3
3
3
1
1
15
I
1
2
1
1
5
N
4
1
1
1
7
O
1
1
1
1
4
R
1
3
1
1
6
U
2
1
1
1
5
Σ
18
14
8
12
5
1
58

Two-letter pairs

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

D
di 2do 10dr 2du 2
G
go 10gr 5
I
ig 1in 2ir 2
N
no 7
O
od 1on 2or 1
R
ri 1ro 5
U
ud 1un 4

All 58 answers

283 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dingo5
dino1
dodging7
dodo1
dogging7
doggo5
doing5
dong1
donning7
donor5
door1
dour1
droid5
droning7
dugong6
dunno5
going5
gong1
gonging7
good1
goon1
gorging7
gorgon6
goring6
gouging7
gourd5
gridiron8
grog1
groin5
ground6
groundingpangram16
ignoring8
indigo6
indoor6
iron1
ironing7
nodding7
noggin6
noir1
nonunion8
noon1
nori1
noun1
odor1
ongoing7
onion5
origin6
rigor5
rondo5
rood1
rouging7
round5
roundingpangram15
udon1
undo1
undoing7
unground8
union5
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