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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 6, 2020

Longest word
cataract
8 letters
Top scorer
trackway
15 points
Starting letters
5 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
8
5 letters
9
6 letters
2
7 letters
2
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
1
1
2
C
3
4
1
1
1
10
R
2
2
T
2
3
1
6
W
1
2
3
Σ
8
9
2
2
2
23

Two-letter pairs

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

A
at 2
C
ca 7cr 3
R
ra 2
T
ta 3tr 3
W
wa 2wr 1

All 23 answers

102 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
attack6
attract7
caky1
carat5
caraway7
carry5
cart1
cataract8
catty5
crack5
cracky6
craw1
rack1
racy1
tack1
tacky5
tact1
track5
trackwaypangram15
tract5
wack1
wacky5
wrack5
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