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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 31, 2023

Longest word
carrying
8 letters
Top scorer
carrying
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
6
5 letters
12
6 letters
17
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
A
1
1
4
6
C
3
9
10
2
2
26
G
1
1
I
1
1
N
1
1
2
R
1
1
2
4
Σ
6
12
17
3
2
40

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 3ar 3
C
ca 13ci 3cr 8cy 2
G
gr 1
I
ic 1
N
na 1ni 1
R
ra 2ri 2

All 40 answers

212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
acing5
arcana6
arcing6
arnica6
caging6
cagy1
cairn5
canary6
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
canny5
caring6
carny5
carry5
carryingpangram15
cigar5
circa5
cirri5
crag1
craggy6
crania6
craning7
cranny6
cringing8
cringy6
crying6
cyan1
cynic5
gracing7
icing5
narc1
niacin6
racing6
racy1
ricin5
ricing6
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