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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, February 4, 2024

Longest word
tactician
9 letters
Top scorer
tenacity
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
17
6 letters
16
7 letters
10
8 letters
4
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
4
2
4
3
1
14
C
3
4
2
4
1
14
E
2
2
I
1
3
1
1
6
N
3
2
3
8
T
2
5
4
2
1
1
15
Y
1
1
Σ
12
17
16
10
4
1
60

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 6an 6at 2
C
ca 12ce 1cy 1
E
ea 1en 1
I
in 6
N
na 5ne 2ni 1
T
ta 9te 4ti 2
Y
ye 1

All 60 answers

311 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
accent6
acetate7
acetic6
acne1
ancient7
ante1
antenna7
antennae8
anti1
antic5
attain6
attic5
cacti5
cancan6
cane1
canine6
canna5
canny5
cant1
cantata7
canteen7
cantina7
catty5
cayenne7
cetacean8
cyan1
eaten5
enact5
inane5
inanity7
incant6
initiate8
innate6
intact6
naan1
nana1
nanny5
natant6
natty5
neat1
neaten6
niacin6
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
tatty5
teat1
tenacitypangram15
tenancy7
tenant6
titan5
titanic7
yenta5
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