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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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