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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 11, 2024

Longest word
backtrack
9 letters
Top scorer
brickbat
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
9
5 letters
16
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
9 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
9
Σ
A
3
2
1
6
B
2
1
1
2
2
8
C
1
2
2
2
7
K
1
1
2
R
1
2
1
4
T
5
8
2
15
Σ
9
16
8
3
4
2
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 1at 5
B
ba 6br 2
C
ca 4ci 2cr 1
K
ka 2
R
ra 3ri 1
T
ta 6ti 5tr 4

All 42 answers

215 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arctic6
atria5
attack6
attar5
attic5
attract7
baccarat8
backbit7
backtrack9
bait1
bariatric9
batik5
brat1
brickbatpangram15
cacti5
carat5
cart1
cataract8
ciabatta8
citric6
critic6
karat5
kart1
rabbit6
raita5
ratatat7
ribbit6
tacit5
tack1
tact1
tactic6
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
tibia5
tick1
tiki1
tikka5
track5
tract5
trait5
trick5
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