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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 26, 2026

Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
intimacy
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
14
5 letters
17
6 letters
12
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
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
2
4
2
8
C
2
2
1
2
7
I
2
2
1
1
6
M
6
5
2
1
1
15
N
1
1
2
T
2
5
4
1
1
13
Σ
14
17
12
5
2
1
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2am 1an 3at 2
C
ca 5ci 1cy 1
I
im 1in 4it 1
M
ma 6mi 9
N
ni 2
T
ta 7ti 6

All 51 answers

238 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
amity5
anima5
anti1
antic5
attain6
attic5
cacti5
caiman6
cami1
cantina7
catmint7
city1
cynic5
imam1
inanity7
incant6
intact6
intimacypangram15
itty1
maim1
main1
maintain8
mania5
maniac6
manic5
mica1
mimic5
mini1
minicam7
minim5
minima6
mint1
minty5
mitt1
niacin6
ninny5
tacit5
tactic6
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
tatami6
tinct5
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
titan5
titanic7
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