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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Longest word
groggily
8 letters
Top scorer
glorify
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
14
5 letters
9
6 letters
7
7 letters
4
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
F
3
2
1
1
7
G
7
5
6
2
1
21
I
1
1
L
2
1
3
O
1
1
R
1
1
Y
1
1
Σ
14
9
7
4
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

F
fl 1fo 4fr 2
G
gi 5gl 2go 9gr 4gy 1
I
ig 1
L
lo 3
O
or 1
R
ri 1
Y
yo 1

All 35 answers

144 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
flog1
foggily7
foggy5
fogy1
forgo5
frog1
froggy6
giggly6
gigolo6
gill1
girl1
girly5
glorifypangram14
glory5
goggly6
golf1
golly5
goof1
goofily7
goofy5
googly6
googol6
gory1
grill5
grog1
groggily8
groggy6
gyro1
igloo5
logo1
logroll7
logy1
orgy1
rigor5
yogi1
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