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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 2, 2023

Longest word
allocator
9 letters
Top scorer
cartload
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
24
5 letters
17
6 letters
12
7 letters
9
8 letters
3
9 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
9
Σ
A
1
5
2
1
2
11
C
4
4
3
4
2
17
D
3
3
4
1
11
L
2
1
3
O
3
1
4
R
5
2
1
2
10
T
6
3
1
1
11
Σ
24
17
12
9
3
2
67

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2al 2ao 2ar 2at 3
C
ca 8co 8cr 1
D
da 1do 7dr 3
L
la 1lo 2
O
od 1or 3
R
ra 2ro 8
T
ta 4to 2tr 5

All 67 answers

300 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accord6
actor5
allocator9
altar5
aorta5
aortal6
arco1
ardor5
attar5
attract7
attractor9
carat5
card1
carload7
carol5
carrot6
cart1
cartloadpangram15
cataract8
collar6
collard7
color5
coral5
cord1
corolla7
corral6
cortado7
croc1
dart1
doctor6
doctoralpangram15
dollar6
dolor5
door1
dorado6
dotard6
drat1
droll5
drool5
lard1
locator7
lord1
odor1
oral1
orator6
orca1
radar5
ratatat7
road1
roar1
rococo6
roll1
rood1
root1
rotator7
rotor5
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
toro1
tort1
tract5
tractor7
trod1
troll5
trot1
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