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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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