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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 27, 2026

Longest word
inactivity
10 letters
Top scorer
inactivity
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
12
6 letters
10
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
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
3
2
1
8
C
1
3
1
1
6
I
1
2
1
1
5
N
1
1
1
3
T
2
5
3
1
1
12
V
2
1
2
5
Σ
8
12
10
3
4
1
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 3an 2at 2av 1
C
ca 3ci 2cy 1
I
in 4it 1
N
na 1ni 2
T
ta 6ti 6
V
va 2vi 3

All 39 answers

207 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
activity8
anti1
antic5
attain6
attic5
avian5
cacti5
cantina7
cavity6
city1
civic5
cynic5
inactivitypangram17
inanity7
incant6
intact6
itty1
nativity8
niacin6
ninny5
tacit5
tactic6
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
tinct5
tinny5
tint1
tiny1
titan5
titanic7
vain1
vanity6
vicinity8
viny1
vivacity8
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