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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Longest word
antioxidant
11 letters
Top scorer
antioxidant
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
5
6 letters
8
7 letters
1
8 letters
4
9 letters
2
10 letters
3
11 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
11
Σ
A
3
1
3
–
1
1
1
1
11
D
1
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
3
N
3
1
2
–
1
–
–
–
7
O
–
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
T
3
3
2
–
1
–
–
–
9
Σ
11
5
8
1
4
2
3
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1an 7at 2ax 1
D
da 1do 2
I
in 2io 1
N
na 6no 1
O
ox 2
T
ta 7ti 1to 1

All 35 answers

203 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
addition8
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
anti1
★antioxidantpangram18
antitoxin9
ataxia6
attain6
axon1
data1
donation8
doodad6
initiation10
intonation10
iota1
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nana1
natant6
nation6
notation8
★oxidantpangram14
★oxidationpangram16
taint5
tannin6
tattoo6
taxa1
taxation8
taxi1
taxon5
titan5
toad1
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