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Longest word
practical
9 letters
Top scorer
practical
16 points
Starting letters
5 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
–
1
2
1
–
–
4
C
4
2
1
2
1
–
10
P
12
3
2
8
1
1
27
R
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
T
5
1
–
1
–
–
7
Σ
22
7
5
13
2
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1ap 3
C
ca 6cl 3cr 1
P
pa 14pi 8pl 2pr 3
R
ra 2
T
ta 3ti 2tr 2
All 50 answers
210 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alpaca6
apart5
appall6
apparat7
capital7
capri5
carp1
carpal6
carpi5
catalpa7
clap1
claptrap8
clip1
crap1
pact1
pail1
pair1
palapa6
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
palp1
papa1
papal5
papilla7
part1
partial7
partita7
pica1
piccata7
pill1
pillar6
pipit5
piratic7
pita1
pitapat7
plait5
plat1
★practicalpangram16
prat1
priapic7
rapt1
rattrap7
tapa1
tapir5
tarp1
tilapia7
tipi1
trap1
trip1