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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 9, 2023

Longest word
traumatic
9 letters
Top scorer
traumatic
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
13
6 letters
10
7 letters
3
8 letters
1
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
4
3
3
1
11
C
3
3
1
7
I
1
1
M
5
1
1
7
R
1
1
2
T
4
4
6
1
1
16
U
1
1
Σ
17
13
10
3
1
1
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ar 3at 5au 1
C
ca 5ci 1cr 1
I
im 1
M
ma 6mi 1
R
ra 2
T
ta 9ti 1tr 6
U
um 1

All 45 answers

187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
arctic6
aria1
arum1
atria5
atrium6
attar5
attic5
attract7
aura1
cacti5
cami1
carat5
cart1
cataract8
circa5
cram1
imam1
maim1
mama1
mamma5
maraca6
marm1
mart1
mica1
raita5
ratatat7
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tamari6
tarmac6
tart1
tartar6
tatami6
taut1
tiara5
tract5
trait5
tram1
tramcar7
trauma6
traumaticpangram16
umami5
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