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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 16, 2023

Longest word
turnaround
10 letters
Top scorer
turnaround
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
10
6 letters
13
7 letters
7
8 letters
1
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
2
1
2
1
6
D
1
4
5
N
5
2
1
1
9
O
1
2
1
4
R
4
4
3
1
1
13
T
4
1
4
4
1
14
U
3
3
Σ
20
10
13
7
1
2
1
54

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1an 2ar 2au 1
D
da 2do 2du 1
N
na 5no 4
O
on 1or 1ou 2
R
ra 5ro 5ru 3
T
ta 5to 3tr 1tu 5
U
ud 1un 2

All 54 answers

247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adorn5
annotator9
anon1
around6
arrant6
aunt1
darn1
daunt5
donor5
donut5
dunno5
naan1
nada1
nana1
narrator8
natant6
nonart6
noon1
notator7
noun1
onto1
orotund7
outran6
outrun6
radon5
rand1
rando5
rant1
rattan6
roan1
rondo5
rotund6
rotundapangram14
round5
runaround9
runout6
runt1
tandoor7
tantara7
tantra6
tartan6
taunt5
toon1
torn1
tornado7
truant6
tuna1
tundra6
turn1
turnaroundpangram17
turnout7
udon1
undo1
unto1
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