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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Longest word
cocooning
9 letters
Top scorer
echoing
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
7
6 letters
10
7 letters
12
8 letters
3
9 letters
1

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
C
2
3
2
1
8
E
3
1
4
G
5
3
4
12
H
1
2
2
2
7
I
1
1
1
3
N
1
1
2
1
5
O
1
1
2
Σ
8
7
10
12
3
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ch 2ci 1co 5
E
ec 1eg 2en 1
G
ge 3gh 1gi 2gn 1go 5
H
he 1hi 3ho 3
I
ic 1in 2
N
ne 2ni 1no 2
O
og 1on 1

All 41 answers

227 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
chignon7
chinning8
cinching8
cocooning9
coining7
congee6
conning7
cooing6
echoingpangram14
egging6
eggnog6
engine6
gene1
genie5
genii5
ghee1
gigging7
ginning7
gnocchi7
going5
gone1
gong1
gonging7
goon1
henge5
high1
hinge5
hinging7
hoeing6
hogging7
honing6
icing5
inching7
inning6
neigh5
neighing8
nigh1
noggin6
noogie6
ogee1
ongoing7
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