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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Longest word
pituitary
9 letters
Top scorer
pituitary
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
17
6 letters
7
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
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
1
5
I
1
1
2
P
5
4
2
2
1
14
R
1
3
1
2
7
T
8
7
2
17
U
1
1
Y
1
1
Σ
17
17
7
5
0
1
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 2ar 1at 2
I
ir 1it 1
P
pa 5pi 5pr 1pu 3
R
ra 6ru 1
T
ta 8ti 2tr 5tu 2
U
up 1
Y
yu 1

All 47 answers

195 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apart5
apparat7
arty1
atria5
attar5
irrupt6
itty1
parity6
part1
partita7
party5
patty5
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
pituitarypangram16
pity1
prat1
purity6
putt1
putty5
raita5
rapt1
rarity6
ratatat7
rattrap7
ratty5
rutty5
tapa1
tapir5
tarp1
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatty5
taut1
tiara5
tippy5
trait5
trap1
tray1
trip1
trippy6
tutti5
tutu1
uppity6
yurt1
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