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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Longest word
diacritic
9 letters
Top scorer
acridity
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
12
5 letters
19
6 letters
8
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
1
3
2
3
1
10
C
2
3
2
1
8
D
4
3
1
1
1
10
I
1
1
R
2
1
1
4
T
4
8
2
14
Σ
12
19
8
4
3
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ad 1ar 3at 4
C
ca 5ci 2cr 1
D
da 2di 7dr 1
I
it 1
R
ra 4
T
ta 8ti 2tr 4

All 47 answers

223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acidity7
acriditypangram15
addict6
arctic6
aridity7
arty1
atria5
attar5
attic5
attract7
cacti5
carat5
cart1
cataract8
catty5
citric6
city1
critic6
dart1
data1
diacritic9
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
dirt1
dirty5
ditty5
drat1
itty1
raita5
rarity6
ratatat7
ratty5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tardy5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatty5
tiara5
tidy1
tract5
trait5
tray1
triad5
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