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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, October 25, 2024

Longest word
anticipant
10 letters
Top scorer
incapacity
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
10
6 letters
11
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
9 letters
2
10 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
9
10
Σ
A
1
2
1
1
5
C
3
5
3
3
1
1
16
I
2
1
3
N
1
1
P
2
1
2
1
6
T
1
2
2
1
1
7
Σ
7
10
11
5
1
2
2
38

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2an 2at 1
C
ca 13ci 1cy 2
I
in 3
N
ni 1
P
pa 3pi 3
T
ta 5ti 2

All 38 answers

218 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
acai1
antic5
anticipant10
attic5
cacti5
cancan6
canna5
canny5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
capacity8
captain7
captaincypangram16
catnap6
catnip6
catty5
city1
cyan1
cynic5
incant6
incapacitypangram17
intact6
niacin6
pact1
panic5
papacy6
pica1
piccata7
picnic6
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tinct5
titanic7
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