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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, June 26, 2021

Longest word
cataract
8 letters
Top scorer
trackway
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
11
5 letters
12
6 letters
2
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
A
2
2
1
5
C
2
3
1
1
1
8
K
1
1
2
R
2
1
1
4
T
2
3
1
1
7
W
2
2
4
Σ
11
12
2
3
2
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 2at 2aw 1
C
ca 5cr 3
K
ka 2
R
ra 4
T
ta 3tr 4
W
wa 3wr 1

All 30 answers

127 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
array5
arty1
attar5
attract7
awry1
carat5
caraway7
carry5
cart1
cataract8
crack5
cracky6
craw1
karat5
kart1
rack1
racy1
ratatat7
ratty5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
track5
trackwaypangram15
tract5
tray1
wart1
warty5
wary1
wrack5
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