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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, August 13, 2023

Longest word
concordant
10 letters
Top scorer
concordant
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
10
6 letters
9
7 letters
4
8 letters
1
9 letters
0
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
1
1
4
C
3
2
4
2
1
12
D
6
1
4
11
N
1
1
O
1
1
2
R
3
4
7
T
2
2
4
Σ
16
10
9
4
1
0
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ad 1an 1ar 1
C
ca 3co 9
D
da 3do 7dr 1
N
na 1
O
oc 1od 1
R
ra 4ro 3
T
ta 1to 2tr 1

All 41 answers

173 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accord6
adorn5
anaconda8
ardor5
canard6
candor6
card1
coda1
codon5
concord7
concordantpangram17
condo5
condor6
cord1
cordon6
cortado7
darn1
dart1
data1
doctor6
dodo1
donor5
doodad6
door1
dorado6
dotard6
drat1
nada1
octad5
odor1
radar5
radon5
rand1
rando5
road1
rondo5
rood1
tandoor7
toad1
tornado7
trod1
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