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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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