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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 29, 2021

Longest word
knickknack
10 letters
Top scorer
attacking
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
7
5 letters
9
6 letters
14
7 letters
9
8 letters
2
9 letters
3
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
A
1
3
3
1
8
C
1
2
6
4
13
G
1
1
I
1
2
1
1
5
K
1
1
1
1
4
N
1
1
1
3
T
3
2
2
3
1
11
Σ
7
9
14
9
2
3
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4an 1at 3
C
ca 12ci 1
G
gi 1
I
ic 1in 4
K
ki 2kn 2
N
ni 3
T
ta 7ti 4

All 45 answers

266 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acing5
acting6
antic5
attack6
attackingpangram16
attic5
cacti5
caging6
caking6
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
canting7
catkin6
citing6
gigantic8
icing5
incant6
incanting9
inciting8
intact6
kick1
kicking7
knack5
knickknack10
niacin6
nick1
nicking7
tacit5
tack1
tackingpangram14
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tick1
ticking7
tinct5
titanic7
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