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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Longest word
tarmacadam
10 letters
Top scorer
dramatic
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
15
5 letters
14
6 letters
10
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
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
2
3
2
2
9
C
3
3
2
1
1
10
D
4
1
1
1
7
M
2
2
4
R
1
3
1
1
6
T
3
4
3
1
1
12
Σ
15
14
10
5
2
1
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ar 5at 3
C
ca 5ci 3cr 2
D
da 1di 2dr 4
M
ma 3mi 1
R
ra 6
T
ta 5ti 1tr 6

All 48 answers

222 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acrid5
arcadia7
arctic6
aria1
arid1
armada6
atria5
attar5
attract7
carat5
card1
cardiac7
cart1
cataract8
circa5
cirri5
citric6
cram1
critic6
dart1
diacritic9
dirt1
dram1
drama5
dramaticpangram15
drat1
maraca6
marm1
mart1
midair6
radar5
radii5
raid1
raita5
ramada6
ratatat7
tamari6
tarmac6
tarmacadam10
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
tract5
trait5
tram1
tramcar7
triad5
trim1
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