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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, October 31, 2022

Longest word
manhattan
9 letters
Top scorer
phantom
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
6
6 letters
7
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
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
A
2
2
H
2
1
1
4
M
4
3
2
1
10
N
1
1
O
2
1
3
P
3
1
2
2
1
9
T
6
1
3
10
Σ
19
6
7
5
1
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
at 2
H
ha 2ho 2
M
ma 5mo 5
N
na 1
O
oa 1on 1ot 1
P
pa 2ph 5po 2
T
ta 4th 2to 4

All 39 answers

150 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
atom1
atop1
hath1
hatha5
hoot1
hotpot6
mahatma7
mammoth7
manhattan9
manta5
math1
moat1
month5
moot1
moth1
motto5
natant6
oath1
onto1
ottoman7
pant1
path1
phantompangram14
phat1
photo5
photomap8
photon6
pontoon7
potato6
tamp1
tampon6
tapa1
tattoo6
than1
that1
tomato6
toon1
toot1
tooth5
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