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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 24, 2026

Longest word
abandoning
10 letters
Top scorer
abandoning
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
11
5 letters
7
6 letters
8
7 letters
17
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
1
3
2
1
7
B
3
1
2
6
1
1
14
D
5
3
2
6
16
G
2
1
2
5
I
1
1
N
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
11
7
8
17
1
1
2
47

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 3ad 3ai 1
B
ba 6bi 5bo 3
D
da 2di 6do 8
G
ga 1go 4
I
in 1
N
na 2no 2

All 47 answers

257 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abandon7
abandoningpangram17
abiding7
adagio6
adding6
adobo5
aiding6
badging7
band1
bandaging9
bandana7
bandanna8
banding7
bidding7
biding6
bind1
bindi5
binding7
boding6
bond1
bonding7
dabbing7
dang1
digging7
ding1
dinging7
dingo5
dining6
dino1
dodging7
dodo1
dogging7
doggo5
doing5
dong1
donning7
doodad6
gadding7
goad1
goading7
gonad5
good1
indigo6
nada1
naiad5
nodding7
nonbinding10
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