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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 31, 2024

Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
thoughtful
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
2
8 letters
0
9 letters
1
10 letters
2

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
F
4
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
G
4
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
H
3
–
–
1
–
–
–
4
L
5
1
–
–
–
–
–
6
O
–
2
–
–
–
1
1
4
T
6
2
1
1
–
–
1
11
Σ
22
7
3
2
0
1
2
37

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fl 2fo 4
G
gh 1go 5
H
ho 4
L
lo 6
O
ou 4
T
th 4to 7

All 37 answers

125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
flog1
flout5
fool1
foot1
fought6
foul1
ghoul5
golf1
goof1
googol6
goth1
gout1
holt1
hoof1
hoot1
hotfoot7
loft1
logo1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
lout1
ought5
outfought9
outgo5
outthought10
thou1
though6
thought7
★thoughtfulpangram17
tofu1
toll1
tool1
toot1
tooth5
tough5
tout1
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