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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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