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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Longest word
fidgeted
8 letters
Top scorer
fidgety
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
22
5 letters
10
6 letters
12
7 letters
3
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
D
6
2
3
1
12
E
6
3
4
1
14
F
5
3
2
1
1
12
G
2
2
T
4
2
1
7
Y
1
1
Σ
22
10
12
3
1
48

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 8di 3dy 1
E
ed 9ef 2eg 2ey 1
F
fe 5fi 7
G
gi 2
T
te 3ti 4
Y
ye 1

All 48 answers

180 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
deed1
deeded6
defied6
deft1
defy1
deified7
deify5
deity5
died1
diet1
dieted6
dyed1
eddied6
eddy1
edge1
edged5
edgy1
edified7
edify5
edit1
edited6
effete6
effigy6
egged5
eggy1
eyed1
feed1
feet1
fete1
feted5
fetid5
fidget6
fidgeted8
fidgetypangram14
fief1
fife1
fifed5
fitted6
gifted6
gigged6
teddy5
teed1
teff1
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
yeti1
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