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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, January 28, 2021

Longest word
circadian
9 letters
Top scorer
cardigan
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
5
5 letters
10
6 letters
18
7 letters
9
8 letters
3
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
2
2
4
1
1
10
C
2
6
8
5
2
1
24
D
1
1
2
G
1
1
I
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
2
R
1
3
4
Σ
5
10
18
9
3
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 6ar 4
C
ca 15ci 5cr 4
D
da 1di 1
G
gr 1
I
ic 1in 2
N
na 1ni 1
R
ra 2ri 2

All 46 answers

273 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
acing5
acrid5
arcadia7
arcadian8
arcana6
arcing6
cadging7
caging6
cairn5
canard6
cancan6
candid6
canid5
caning6
canna5
canning7
card1
cardiac7
cardiganpangram15
cardingpangram14
caring6
cicada6
cigar5
circa5
circadian9
cirri5
crag1
crania6
craning7
cringing8
dancing7
dicing6
gracing7
icing5
indica6
indicia7
narc1
niacin6
racing6
rancid6
ricin5
ricing6
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