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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, January 19, 2024

Longest word
effectuate
10 letters
Top scorer
effectual
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
16
5 letters
9
6 letters
10
7 letters
11
8 letters
0
9 letters
3
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
1
3
2
6
C
11
3
3
2
1
20
E
2
2
1
1
1
7
F
2
2
2
1
1
8
L
1
3
4
T
2
1
2
5
Σ
16
9
10
11
0
3
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 5af 1
C
ca 8ce 2cl 4cu 6
E
ec 1ef 4el 2
F
fa 5fe 1fl 2
L
la 3le 1
T
ta 5

All 50 answers

249 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acetal6
acetate7
actual6
actuate7
acute5
affect6
cafe1
calculate9
calf1
call1
calla5
catcall7
cattle6
caul1
cell1
cellule7
cleat5
clef1
cleft5
clue1
cuff1
cull1
cult1
cute1
cutlet6
cuttle6
eclat5
efface6
effect6
effectualpangram16
effectuate10
elect5
electee7
face1
facet5
fact1
factual7
faucet6
fecal5
fleece6
fluctuatepangram16
lace1
lactate7
lacteal7
lettuce7
tacet5
tact1
tactful7
tactual7
talc1
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