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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 16, 2026

Longest word
diacritic
9 letters
Top scorer
acridity
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
14
6 letters
4
7 letters
4
8 letters
2
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
2
3
1
10
C
1
1
1
1
4
D
6
7
1
1
1
16
R
1
2
3
T
1
2
3
Y
1
1
Σ
12
14
4
4
2
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 6ad 1ar 3
C
ca 3ci 1
D
da 4di 8dr 3dy 1
R
ra 3
T
ta 1ti 1tr 1
Y
ya 1

All 37 answers

166 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acid1
acidic6
acidity7
acidy5
acrid5
acriditypangram15
addict6
arcadia7
arid1
aridity7
caddy5
card1
cardiac7
cicada6
daddy5
dairy5
dart1
data1
diacritic9
diary5
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
dirt1
dirty5
ditty5
drat1
dray1
dryad5
dyad1
radar5
radii5
raid1
tardy5
tidy1
triad5
yard1
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