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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 21, 2023

Longest word
circadian
9 letters
Top scorer
arachnid
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
15
5 letters
13
6 letters
6
7 letters
3
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
3
1
2
2
3
11
C
2
5
2
1
1
11
D
1
2
3
H
2
1
3
N
1
1
2
R
6
4
2
12
Σ
15
13
6
3
4
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1an 1ar 9
C
ca 4ch 3ci 3cr 1
D
da 1di 1dr 1
H
ha 3
N
na 2
R
ra 9ri 3

All 42 answers

185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acrid5
anarchic8
arachnidpangram15
arcadia7
arcadian8
arcana6
arch1
archaic7
aria1
arid1
arnica6
cairn5
canard6
card1
cardiac7
chair5
char1
chard5
circa5
circadian9
cirri5
crania6
darn1
dinar5
drain5
hair1
hard1
harridan8
nadir5
narc1
radar5
radian6
radii5
raid1
rain1
ranch5
rancid6
rand1
rani1
rich1
ricin5
rind1
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