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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 18, 2026

Longest word
indicating
10 letters
Top scorer
indicating
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
4
5 letters
10
6 letters
19
7 letters
8
8 letters
3
9 letters
5
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
4
1
1
11
C
1
3
6
4
14
D
1
2
1
1
1
6
G
1
1
I
1
4
1
1
2
1
10
N
1
1
T
1
2
2
1
1
7
Σ
4
10
19
8
3
5
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 6ad 2an 2at 1
C
ca 12ci 2
D
da 1di 5
G
gi 1
I
ic 1in 9
N
ni 1
T
ta 5ti 2

All 50 answers

324 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
acing5
acting6
addict6
addictingpangram16
antacid7
antic5
attic5
cacti5
cadging7
caging6
cancan6
candid6
canid5
caning6
canna5
canning7
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
cicada6
citing6
dancing7
dicing6
dicta5
dictatingpangram16
didact6
didactic8
gigantic8
icing5
incant6
incanting9
inciting8
indica6
indicatingpangram17
indicia7
indict6
indicting9
intact6
niacin6
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tinct5
titanic7
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