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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Longest word
nonlethal
9 letters
Top scorer
nonlethal
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
28
5 letters
19
6 letters
5
7 letters
2
8 letters
5
9 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
Σ
A
4
5
1
1
11
E
1
1
H
5
2
1
8
L
5
4
1
10
N
5
1
1
1
1
1
10
O
3
1
4
T
6
6
2
2
16
Σ
28
19
5
2
5
1
60

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ae 1al 5an 2at 3
E
et 1
H
ha 1he 2ho 5
L
le 1ll 1lo 8
N
ne 3no 7
O
oa 2ol 1on 1
T
ta 2te 3to 11

All 60 answers

230 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aeon1
allot5
aloe1
aloha5
alone5
alto1
annotate8
anon1
atoll5
atonal6
atone5
ethanolpangram14
halo1
hellhole8
hello5
hole1
holt1
hone1
hoot1
hotel5
lento5
llano5
loan1
loath5
loathe6
loll1
lone1
loon1
loot1
lotto5
neon1
neonatal8
neonate7
noel1
none1
nonet5
nonlethalpangram16
noon1
notate6
note1
oaten5
oath1
oleo1
onto1
talon5
tattoo6
teetotal8
telethon8
tenon5
toll1
tonal5
tone1
tonne5
tool1
toon1
toot1
tooth5
tootle6
total5
tote1
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