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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 24, 2024

Longest word
cardioid
8 letters
Top scorer
cordial
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
26
5 letters
16
6 letters
9
7 letters
11
8 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
Σ
A
4
2
1
1
8
C
4
6
3
8
2
23
D
1
5
2
8
L
5
5
O
3
3
R
9
3
3
2
1
18
Σ
26
16
9
11
3
65

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2ar 6
C
ca 8ci 2co 11cr 2
D
do 4dr 4
L
la 2li 2lo 1
O
od 1or 2
R
ra 10ri 2ro 6

All 65 answers

268 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
accord6
acrid5
arcadia7
arco1
ardor5
aria1
arid1
aril1
caloric7
card1
cardiac7
cardio6
cardioid8
carioca7
carload7
carol5
circa5
cirri5
coir1
collar6
collard7
color5
coral5
cord1
cordialpangram14
corolla7
corral6
corrida7
corridor8
croc1
croci5
dollar6
dolor5
door1
dorado6
drill5
droid5
droll5
drool5
lair1
lard1
liar1
lira1
lord1
odor1
oral1
orca1
racial6
radar5
radial6
radical7
radii5
radio5
raid1
rail1
railcar7
railroad8
rial1
rill1
road1
roar1
rococo6
roil1
roll1
rood1
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