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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Longest word
rotorcraft
10 letters
Top scorer
offtrack
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
11
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 letters
5
9 letters
1
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
4
1
1
1
7
C
3
2
1
4
10
F
5
1
6
K
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
R
2
1
2
1
6
T
11
3
2
2
18
Σ
22
11
6
5
5
1
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1af 1ao 1at 4
C
ca 4co 5cr 1
F
fa 3fo 2fr 1
K
ka 2
O
of 1or 1
R
ra 2ro 4
T
ta 8to 6tr 4

All 51 answers

214 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
actor5
afoot5
aorta5
attack6
attar5
attract7
attractor9
carat5
carrot6
cart1
cataract8
coat1
coatrack8
cockatoo8
cofactor8
coot1
craft5
fact1
factor6
fart1
foot1
fort1
frat1
karat5
kart1
offtrackpangram15
orator6
raft1
ratatat7
root1
rotator7
rotor5
rotorcraft10
tack1
taco1
tact1
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
toccata7
tock1
took1
toot1
toro1
tort1
track5
tract5
tractor7
trot1
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