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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Longest word
diacritic
9 letters
Top scorer
diffract
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
18
6 letters
9
7 letters
5
8 letters
6
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
3
4
2
2
14
C
2
4
2
1
1
10
D
3
2
1
1
7
F
3
2
1
6
R
4
3
1
1
1
10
T
1
4
2
1
8
Σ
16
18
9
5
6
1
55

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ad 1af 3ai 1ar 5at 3
C
ca 5ci 3cr 2
D
da 1di 3dr 3
F
fa 3fr 3
R
ra 7ri 3
T
ta 3ti 1tr 4

All 55 answers

259 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acrid5
adrift6
afar1
affair6
afraid6
aircraft8
arcadia7
arctic6
aria1
arid1
artifact8
atria5
attar5
attract7
carat5
card1
cardiac7
cart1
cataract8
circa5
cirri5
citric6
craft5
critic6
dart1
diacritic9
diffractpangram15
dirt1
draft5
drat1
drift5
fair1
farad5
fart1
frat1
friar5
frittata8
radar5
radii5
raffia6
raft1
raid1
raita5
ratatat7
riff1
riffraff8
rift1
tariff6
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
tract5
traffic7
trait5
triad5
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