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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Longest word
traumatic
9 letters
Top scorer
traumatic
16 points
Starting letters
6 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.

4 letters
12
5 letters
9
6 letters
11
7 letters
5
8 letters
1
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
A
3
2
2
1
8
C
3
3
3
1
1
11
M
2
2
4
R
1
1
2
T
3
3
4
2
1
13
U
1
1
Σ
12
9
11
5
1
1
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 3at 4au 1
C
ca 3ci 4cr 2cu 2
M
ma 3mu 1
R
ra 2
T
ta 4ti 1tr 8
U
ur 1

All 39 answers

182 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arctic6
aria1
arum1
atria5
atrium6
attar5
attract7
aura1
carat5
cart1
cataract8
circa5
circuit7
cirri5
citric6
cram1
critic6
curium6
curt1
maraca6
marm1
mart1
murmur6
raita5
ratatat7
tamari6
tarmac6
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
tract5
trait5
tram1
tramcar7
trauma6
traumaticpangram16
trim1
tritium7
uric1
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