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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, September 25, 2023

Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
toughen
14 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
22
5 letters
9
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 letters
1
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
E
2
2
G
5
1
2
8
H
2
2
N
5
1
1
7
O
2
2
1
1
1
7
T
7
5
2
2
16
U
1
1
2
Σ
22
9
8
3
0
1
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 1en 1
G
gh 1go 7
H
ho 2
N
ne 1no 6
O
og 1on 1ou 5
T
te 1th 4to 11
U
un 2

All 44 answers

162 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eggnog6
enough6
ghetto6
gone1
gong1
goon1
goth1
gotten6
gouge5
gout1
hone1
hoot1
neon1
none1
nonet5
noon1
note1
nought6
noun1
ogee1
onto1
ought5
outgo5
outgone7
outgun6
outthought10
tenon5
thong5
thou1
though6
thought7
tone1
tong1
tongue6
tonne5
toon1
toot1
tooth5
tote1
tough5
toughenpangram14
tout1
unthought9
unto1
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