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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 20, 2025

Longest word
lookbook
8 letters
Top scorer
boxlike
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
2
8 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
Σ
B
8
4
2
1
15
E
1
1
K
3
1
4
L
6
1
1
1
9
O
2
1
1
4
Σ
19
7
4
2
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 3bi 4bl 2bo 6
E
ex 1
K
ke 1ki 3
L
le 1li 3lo 5
O
ol 3ox 1

All 33 answers

107 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
belie5
bell1
belle5
bible5
bile1
bilk1
bill1
blob1
bloke5
bobble6
boil1
boll1
bollix6
bolo1
boxlikepangram14
exile5
keel1
kibble6
kill1
kilo1
leek1
libel5
libelee7
like1
lobe1
lobo1
loll1
look1
lookbook8
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
oxlike6
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