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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, June 16, 2024

Longest word
attractor
9 letters
Top scorer
cutthroat
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
19
6 letters
11
7 letters
6
8 letters
5
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
2
2
1
1
2
1
9
C
9
9
8
3
2
1
32
H
–
3
–
–
1
–
4
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
R
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
T
3
3
1
2
–
–
9
Σ
16
19
11
6
5
2
59

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 3ar 2at 3au 1
C
ca 7ch 5co 11cr 4cu 5
H
ha 1ho 2hu 1
O
oc 1or 1ou 1
R
ro 2
T
ta 3th 1to 3tr 2

All 59 answers

291 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
achoo5
actor5
actuator8
arch1
arco1
attach6
attract7
attractor9
autocrat8
cacao5
carat5
carrot6
cart1
cataract8
catarrh7
catch5
char1
chart5
chat1
church6
churro6
coach5
coat1
★coauthorpangram15
coca1
cocoa5
coho1
cohort6
coot1
couch5
court5
couth5
croc1
crotch6
crouch6
crutch6
curacao7
curator7
curt1
cutout6
★cutthroatpangram16
hatch5
hooch5
horchata8
hutch5
occur5
orca1
ouch1
roach5
rococo6
tach1
taco1
tact1
thatch6
toccata7
torch5
touch5
tract5
tractor7
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