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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 27, 2025

Longest word
painful
7 letters
Top scorer
painful
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
9
6 letters
9
7 letters
1

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
3
2
6
F
2
2
2
6
I
1
1
L
2
1
1
4
N
5
5
P
2
2
3
1
8
U
1
1
2
Σ
13
9
9
1
32

Two-letter pairs

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

A
an 5ap 1
F
fa 3fi 2fl 1
I
in 1
L
la 2lu 2
N
na 4nu 1
P
pa 3pi 2pl 2pu 1
U
ul 1un 1

All 32 answers

126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
anal1
annal5
annual6
annul5
annuli6
apian5
faun1
fauna5
faunal6
final5
finial6
flan1
infill6
lain1
lanai5
luna1
lunula6
naan1
naif1
nail1
nana1
null1
pain1
painfulpangram14
panini6
pinup5
pippin6
plain5
plan1
puffin6
ulna1
unpin5
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