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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, September 5, 2024

Longest word
fraught
7 letters
Top scorer
fraught
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
17
5 letters
7
6 letters
3
7 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
3
4
7
F
4
1
5
G
2
2
4
H
2
1
3
R
4
1
1
6
T
2
1
1
4
Σ
17
7
3
2
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
aa 1af 1ag 1ar 1at 1au 2
F
fa 1fr 4
G
gr 2gu 2
H
ha 1hu 2
R
ra 5ru 1
T
ta 2tr 1tu 1

All 29 answers

91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aargh5
afar1
agar1
arhat5
attar5
augur5
aura1
fart1
frag1
frat1
fraughtpangram14
frug1
graft5
gruff5
guar1
guru1
hart1
hurrah6
hurt1
raft1
raga1
ragtag6
ragu1
ratatat7
ruff1
tart1
tartar6
truth5
turf1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.