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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, June 17, 2022

Longest word
autocracy
9 letters
Top scorer
autocracy
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
9
5 letters
9
6 letters
5
7 letters
3
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
1
1
1
1
1
6
C
3
1
1
1
6
O
1
1
1
3
R
1
2
1
1
5
T
3
2
1
6
Y
3
1
4
Σ
9
9
5
3
3
1
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ar 3au 1
C
ca 4cu 2
O
oa 1or 1ou 1
R
ra 2ro 2ru 1
T
ta 2tr 3ty 1
Y
yo 1yu 3

All 30 answers

152 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accuracy8
actuary7
array5
arroyo6
arty1
autocracypangram16
carroty7
carry5
carryoutpangram15
catty5
curacy6
curry5
oaty1
oratory7
outcry6
racy1
ratty5
rotary6
rotatory8
rutty5
tarry5
tatty5
tray1
troy1
tryout6
tyro1
your1
yuca1
yucca5
yurt1
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