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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 7, 2024

Longest word
attractant
10 letters
Top scorer
taciturn
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
15
6 letters
13
7 letters
7
8 letters
4
9 letters
2
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
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
12
C
2
4
3
3
1
13
I
2
1
3
N
1
1
2
R
5
3
1
1
10
T
2
4
4
2
1
13
U
1
1
2
Σ
13
15
13
7
4
2
1
55

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 1ar 6at 4au 1
C
ca 4ci 4cr 2cu 3
I
in 2ir 1
N
na 1ni 1
R
ra 6ri 1ru 3
T
ta 7ti 1tr 4tu 1
U
un 1ur 1

All 55 answers

289 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
antarctic9
arancini8
arcana6
arctic6
aria1
arnica6
arrant6
atria5
attar5
attract7
attractant10
aura1
cairn5
carat5
cart1
cataract8
circa5
circuit7
cirri5
citric6
crania6
critic6
currant7
curt1
curtainpangram14
incur5
inurn5
irritant8
narc1
nitric6
rain1
raita5
rani1
rant1
ratatat7
rattan6
ricin5
ruin1
runic5
runt1
taciturnpangram15
tantara7
tantra6
tantric7
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tiara5
tract5
train5
trait5
truant6
turn1
unitarian9
uric1
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