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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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