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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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