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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 17, 2023

Longest word
diacritic
9 letters
Top scorer
acridity
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
13
6 letters
9
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
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
3
4
3
1
13
C
3
7
3
1
1
15
D
1
1
1
1
4
R
1
1
T
1
2
1
4
Σ
7
13
9
4
3
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 8ad 1ar 2at 2
C
ca 9ci 5cr 1
D
di 4
R
ra 1
T
ta 3tr 1

All 37 answers

194 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acid1
acidic6
acidity7
acidy5
acrid5
acriditypangram15
addict6
arcadia7
arctic6
attic5
attract7
cacti5
caddy5
carat5
card1
cardiac7
carry5
cart1
cataract8
catty5
cicada6
circa5
cirri5
citric6
city1
critic6
diacritic9
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
racy1
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tract5
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