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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 5, 2025

Longest word
radicchio
9 letters
Top scorer
radicchio
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
12
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
0
9 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
9
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
C
6
6
2
1
15
D
1
1
H
5
2
5
12
I
1
1
O
1
1
2
R
1
1
1
3
Σ
13
12
8
3
0
1
37

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 1ar 2
C
ch 12co 3
D
da 1
H
ha 3ho 9
I
ic 1
O
or 2
R
ra 1ri 1ro 1

All 37 answers

158 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
achoo5
arch1
archaic7
chad1
chador6
chai1
chair5
char1
chard5
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
choir5
chord5
coach5
cochair7
coho1
dacha5
hair1
hairdo6
hard1
hoar1
hoard5
hooch5
hood1
hoodoo6
hoorah6
hora1
horrid6
horror6
ichor5
orchard7
orchid6
radicchiopangram16
rich1
roach5
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