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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 29, 2023

Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
acquaint
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
3
5 letters
8
6 letters
8
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
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
1
2
2
1
1
7
C
1
2
1
2
1
7
I
2
2
N
1
1
T
1
3
2
1
1
8
U
1
1
Σ
3
8
8
4
2
1
26

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4an 1aq 1at 1
C
ca 6ci 1
I
in 2
N
ni 1
T
ta 5ti 2tu 1
U
un 1

All 26 answers

151 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acquaintpangram15
acquit6
antic5
aquatic7
attic5
cacti5
cancan6
canna5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
cinquain8
incant6
intact6
niacin6
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tinct5
titanic7
tunic5
uncut5
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.