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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 13, 2024

Longest word
cataract
8 letters
Top scorer
trackway
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
9
5 letters
11
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
1
1
4
C
1
2
1
1
5
K
1
1
2
R
1
1
2
T
4
5
1
1
11
W
2
1
3
Σ
9
11
2
3
2
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 1at 3
C
ca 5
K
ka 2
R
ra 2
T
ta 7tr 4
W
wa 3

All 27 answers

120 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arty1
attack6
attar5
attract7
carat5
cart1
cartway7
cataract8
catty5
karat5
kart1
ratatat7
ratty5
tack1
tacky5
tact1
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatty5
track5
trackwaypangram15
tract5
tray1
wart1
warty5
watt1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.