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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 8, 2024

Longest word
attractant
10 letters
Top scorer
intricacy
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
17
6 letters
16
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
9 letters
3
10 letters
1

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
11
C
4
11
6
2
1
24
I
2
1
3
N
1
2
3
R
1
1
2
T
1
3
2
2
1
9
Σ
8
17
16
5
2
3
1
52

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2an 2ar 4at 3
C
ca 15ci 4cr 3cy 2
I
in 3
N
na 1ni 2
R
ra 1ri 1
T
ta 6ti 2tr 1

All 52 answers

284 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
antarctic9
antic5
arancini8
arcana6
arctic6
arnica6
attic5
attract7
attractant10
cacti5
cairn5
canary6
cancan6
canna5
canny5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
carat5
carny5
carry5
cart1
cataract8
catty5
circa5
cirri5
citric6
city1
crania6
cranny6
critic6
cyan1
cynic5
incant6
intact6
intricacypangram16
narc1
niacin6
nitric6
racy1
ricin5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tantric7
tinct5
titanic7
tract5
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