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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 29, 2023

Longest word
attractant
10 letters
Top scorer
taciturn
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
16
6 letters
14
7 letters
8
8 letters
2
9 letters
2
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
2
4
1
1
1
10
C
3
6
4
5
1
19
I
1
2
3
N
1
2
3
R
2
2
T
1
4
2
2
1
1
11
U
1
1
2
Σ
7
16
14
8
2
2
1
50

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2an 2ar 3at 3
C
ca 10ci 4cr 2cu 3
I
in 3
N
na 1ni 2
R
ri 1ru 1
T
ta 7ti 2tr 1tu 1
U
un 1ur 1

All 50 answers

285 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
antarctic9
antic5
arcana6
arctic6
arnica6
attic5
attract7
attractant10
cacti5
cairn5
cancan6
canna5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
carat5
cart1
cataract8
circa5
circuit7
cirri5
citric6
crania6
critic6
currant7
curt1
curtainpangram14
incant6
incur5
intact6
narc1
niacin6
nitric6
ricin5
runic5
tacit5
taciturnpangram15
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tantric7
tinct5
titanic7
tract5
tunic5
uncut5
uric1
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