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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 20, 2024

Longest word
arthritic
9 letters
Top scorer
thoracic
15 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
19
5 letters
18
6 letters
9
7 letters
6
8 letters
4
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
2
1
1
1
6
C
7
6
3
4
1
1
22
H
6
4
2
1
1
14
I
1
1
2
O
1
1
2
R
1
1
1
3
T
2
4
2
1
9
Σ
19
18
9
6
4
2
58

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ar 4at 1
C
ca 3ch 14co 4cr 1
H
ha 6hi 1ho 7
I
ic 1it 1
O
oa 1or 1
R
rh 1ri 1ro 1
T
ta 1th 4to 3tr 1

All 58 answers

276 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
achoo5
arch1
archaic7
arhat5
arthritic9
attach6
catarrh7
catch5
cathartic9
chai1
chair5
chaotic7
char1
chariotpangram14
chart5
chat1
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chit1
chitchat8
choir5
coach5
cochair7
coho1
cohort6
crotch6
hair1
haricotpangram14
hart1
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
hitch5
hoar1
hooch5
hoorah6
hoot1
hora1
horchata8
horror6
ichor5
itch1
oath1
orthotic8
rhotic6
rich1
roach5
tach1
that1
thatch6
thoracicpangram15
throat6
tooth5
torah5
torch5
troth5
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