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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 30, 2025

Longest word
froufrou
8 letters
Top scorer
formula
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
16
6 letters
6
7 letters
3
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
A
4
5
3
1
–
13
F
6
6
2
1
1
16
M
2
3
1
–
–
6
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
6
2
–
1
–
9
Σ
19
16
6
3
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 2al 1am 2ar 4au 4
F
fa 2fl 4fo 6fr 2fu 2
M
ma 1mo 3mu 2
O
or 1
R
ro 6ru 3

All 45 answers

171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
afro1
alarm5
amoral6
amour5
armful6
armor5
aroma5
arum1
aura1
aural5
aurora6
auroral7
farm1
farro5
floor5
flora5
floral6
flour5
fora1
form1
formal6
★formulapangram14
forum5
four1
from1
froufrou8
furl1
furor5
marm1
molar5
moor1
moral5
mural5
murmur6
oral1
roam1
roar1
roll1
roof1
room1
roomful7
ruff1
rumor5
rural5
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