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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, September 16, 2023

Longest word
apparat
7 letters
Top scorer
updraft
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
6
6 letters
1
7 letters
4

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
2
2
1
5
D
2
1
3
F
2
2
4
P
3
3
R
3
1
2
6
T
4
1
5
U
1
1
Σ
16
6
1
4
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 1ap 2at 1au 1
D
da 1dr 2
F
fa 2fr 2
P
pa 1pr 1pu 1
R
ra 5ru 1
T
ta 3tr 1tu 1
U
up 1

All 27 answers

87 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afar1
apart5
apparat7
attar5
aura1
dart1
draft5
drat1
farad5
fart1
frat1
fraud5
part1
prat1
purr1
radar5
raft1
rapt1
ratatat7
rattrap7
ruff1
tarp1
tart1
tartar6
trap1
turf1
updraftpangram14
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