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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 4, 2025

Longest word
enticement
10 letters
Top scorer
excitement
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
25
5 letters
5
6 letters
10
7 letters
6
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
10 letters
3

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
C
2
1
3
E
3
1
4
3
1
2
14
I
1
1
3
1
1
1
8
M
8
1
2
2
13
N
5
1
1
7
T
6
1
1
1
9
Σ
25
5
10
6
4
1
3
54

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 2ci 1
E
em 5en 3ex 6
I
ic 1im 2in 4it 1
M
me 5mi 8
N
ne 2ni 5
T
te 6ti 3

All 54 answers

230 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cement6
cent1
cite1
emcee5
emetic6
eminence8
eminent7
emit1
entente7
entice6
enticement10
excite6
excitementpangram17
exec1
exit1
extent6
extinct7
icemen6
imminence9
imminent8
incite6
incitement10
innie5
intent6
item1
meet1
meme1
memetic7
mentee6
mete1
mice1
mien1
mime1
mimetic7
mince5
mine1
mite1
mitten6
nene1
next1
nice1
niece5
nine1
nineteen8
nite1
teem1
teen1
tenement8
tenet5
tent1
text1
time1
tine1
titmice7
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