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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Longest word
beatific
8 letters
Top scorer
beatific
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
8
6 letters
7
7 letters
2
8 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
2
3
3
1
–
9
B
6
–
–
–
1
7
C
1
1
1
–
1
4
E
–
–
1
–
–
1
F
6
1
–
–
–
7
T
2
3
2
1
–
8
Σ
17
8
7
2
2
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 3ac 4af 1at 1
B
ba 4be 3
C
ca 3ci 1
E
ef 1
F
fa 4fe 2fi 1
T
ta 5te 1ti 2

All 36 answers

136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
abate5
abet1
acacia6
acai1
acetate7
acetic6
affect6
attic5
baba1
babe1
bait1
bate1
beat1
★beatificpangram15
beta1
cabbie6
cacti5
cafe1
ciabatta8
efface6
face1
facet5
fact1
fate1
feat1
feta1
fiat1
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
taffeta7
teat1
tibia5
tibiae6
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