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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Longest word
attractor
9 letters
Top scorer
autocracy
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
11
6 letters
5
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
1
1
2
3
2
9
C
6
7
3
2
2
20
O
1
1
1
3
R
1
1
2
T
2
1
2
5
Y
1
1
2
Σ
12
11
5
6
5
2
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 4ar 1at 2au 2
C
ca 8co 5cr 1cu 6
O
oc 1or 1ou 1
R
ra 1ro 1
T
ta 2to 1tr 2
Y
yu 2

All 41 answers

211 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accuracy8
actor5
actuary7
actuator8
arco1
attract7
attractor9
autocracypangram16
autocrat8
cacao5
carat5
carrot6
carry5
carryoutpangram15
cart1
cataract8
catty5
coat1
coca1
cocoa5
coot1
court5
croc1
curacao7
curacy6
curator7
curry5
curt1
cutout6
occur5
orca1
outcry6
racy1
rococo6
taco1
tact1
toccata7
tract5
tractor7
yuca1
yucca5
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