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Latest puzzle · Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Longest word
attractor
9 letters
Top scorer
aromatic
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
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
4
1
1
1
11
C
11
12
4
–
2
–
29
M
1
3
1
1
1
–
7
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
–
–
2
1
–
–
3
T
2
3
4
3
–
–
12
Σ
17
20
15
6
4
1
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3ao 1ar 3at 4
C
ca 9ci 4co 12cr 4
M
ma 2mi 3mo 2
O
or 1
R
ri 1ro 2
T
ta 5to 3tr 4
All 63 answers
297 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
actor5
aortic6
arco1
arctic6
★aromaticpangram15
atomic6
attic5
attract7
attractor9
cacao5
cacti5
cami1
camo1
carat5
carom5
carrot6
cart1
cataract8
ciao1
circa5
cirri5
citric6
coat1
coati5
coatroom8
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
coir1
coma1
comic5
comma5
commit6
coot1
cram1
critic6
croc1
croci5
macro5
maraca6
mica1
micro5
mimic5
morocco7
motorcar8
orca1
ricotta7
rococo6
romcom6
tacit5
taco1
tact1
tactic6
tarmac6
toccata7
tomcat6
toric5
tract5
tractor7
tramcar7
tricot6