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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Longest word
volatility
10 letters
Top scorer
volatility
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
16
6 letters
2
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
9 letters
0
10 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
10
Σ
A
3
7
10
I
1
1
L
1
2
2
5
O
2
2
T
3
3
2
1
1
10
V
1
4
1
1
1
8
Σ
11
16
2
4
2
0
1
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1al 6at 2av 1
I
io 1
L
la 2lo 3
O
oa 1ov 1
T
ta 7to 3
V
vi 6vo 2

All 36 answers

164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aioli5
alit1
allay5
allot5
alloy5
ally1
alto1
atilt5
atoll5
avail5
iota1
laity5
lava1
loyal5
loyally7
loyalty7
oaty1
oval1
tail1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tattoo6
tatty5
total5
totality8
totally7
vial1
villa5
viola5
vital5
vitality8
vitally7
voila5
volatilitypangram17
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