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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, October 6, 2022

Longest word
paranormal
10 letters
Top scorer
paranormal
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
23
5 letters
14
6 letters
8
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
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
1
3
1
5
L
4
1
1
6
M
9
8
3
1
21
N
1
2
3
P
4
2
2
1
2
1
12
R
4
4
Σ
23
14
8
2
3
0
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1am 2ar 2
L
la 3ll 1lo 2
M
ma 10mo 11
N
na 1no 2
P
pa 5po 4pr 3
R
ra 1ro 3

All 51 answers

196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alarm5
ammo1
amoral6
armor5
aroma5
lama1
lamp1
lampoon7
llama5
loam1
loom1
malaprop8
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mammon6
manna5
manor5
marm1
maroon6
moan1
molar5
moll1
momma5
mono1
moola5
moon1
moor1
moral5
morn1
moron5
napalm6
norm1
normal6
palm1
pampa5
panama6
panorama8
paranormalpangram17
pomp1
pompano7
pompom6
poolroom8
pram1
prom1
promo5
ramp1
roam1
romp1
room1
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