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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Longest word
annotation
10 letters
Top scorer
fixation
15 points
Starting letters
5 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
10
5 letters
7
6 letters
10
7 letters
2
8 letters
3
9 letters
1
10 letters
3

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
3
3
4
1
–
1
1
13
F
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
4
I
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
4
N
3
–
3
–
1
–
–
7
T
2
3
2
–
1
–
–
8
Σ
10
7
10
2
3
1
3
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 3an 7at 2ax 1
F
fa 1fi 2fo 1
I
in 3io 1
N
na 5no 2
T
ta 7ti 1

All 36 answers

189 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
affiant7
affix5
afoot5
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
anti1
antifa6
antitoxin9
ataxia6
attain6
axon1
faint5
fiat1
★fixationpangram15
fontina7
infant6
initiation10
intonation10
iota1
naan1
naif1
nana1
natant6
nation6
nonfat6
notation8
taint5
tannin6
tattoo6
taxa1
taxation8
taxi1
taxon5
titan5
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