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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Longest word
outfoxed
8 letters
Top scorer
outfoxed
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
12
6 letters
12
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
D
8
4
3
2
17
E
2
1
3
F
3
2
2
7
O
3
1
4
T
2
1
6
1
10
Σ
13
12
12
2
2
41

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 5do 7du 5
E
et 1ex 2
F
fe 4fo 3
O
of 1ou 3
T
te 2to 4tu 4

All 41 answers

182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deed1
deeded6
deft1
detox5
detoxed7
dodo1
doff1
doffed6
dote1
doted5
dotted6
doxed5
dude1
duded5
duet1
duetted7
duff1
etude5
exude5
exuded6
feed1
feted5
feud1
feuded6
food1
footed6
foxed5
offed5
outdo5
outed5
outfoxedpangram15
teed1
texted6
toed1
tooted6
toted5
touted6
tufted6
tutted6
tuxedo6
tuxedoed8
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