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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 13, 2026

Longest word
arthritic
9 letters
Top scorer
thoracic
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
20
6 letters
9
7 letters
7
8 letters
4
9 letters
3

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
3
1
1
9
C
6
9
3
3
1
1
23
H
1
1
1
3
I
2
1
3
O
2
2
R
3
2
1
1
7
T
2
5
2
1
1
1
12
Σ
16
20
9
7
4
3
59

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ao 1ar 4at 2
C
ca 2ch 11ci 4co 4cr 2
H
ha 2hi 1
I
ic 1io 1it 1
O
or 2
R
ra 2rh 1ri 3ro 1
T
ta 2th 1ti 1to 3tr 5

All 59 answers

299 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
aortic6
archaic7
arctic6
aria1
arthritic9
atria5
attic5
cacti5
cathartic9
chai1
chair5
chaotic7
chariotpangram14
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chit1
chitchat8
choir5
ciao1
circa5
cirri5
citric6
coati5
cocci5
cochair7
coir1
critic6
croci5
hair1
haricotpangram14
hitch5
ichor5
iota1
itch1
oratorio8
orthotic8
raita5
ratio5
rhotic6
rich1
ricotta7
riot1
roti1
tacit5
tactic6
thoracicpangram15
tiara5
tori1
toric5
torii5
trait5
traitor7
trattoria9
tricot6
trio1
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