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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 6, 2025

Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
hotline
14 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
28
5 letters
14
6 letters
11
7 letters
6
8 letters
3
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
E
1
1
2
H
6
2
2
1
11
I
2
2
L
12
5
6
2
25
N
1
1
1
1
4
O
2
1
1
4
T
7
3
3
2
15
Σ
28
14
11
6
3
1
63

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1en 1
H
he 5hi 2ho 4
I
in 2
L
le 5li 12lo 8
N
ne 2no 2
O
ol 3on 1
T
te 2ti 6to 7

All 63 answers

253 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
elite5
entitle7
heel1
hell1
hellhole8
hellion7
hello5
hill1
hilt1
hole1
holt1
hotel5
hotlinepangram14
inlet5
intel5
lenient7
lent1
lentil6
lento5
leonine7
lien1
lilt1
line1
linen5
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
lion1
lite1
lithe5
litho5
little6
loin1
loll1
lone1
loon1
loonie6
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
neolithpangram14
nettle6
noel1
nonillion9
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
online6
telethon8
tell1
tile1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
title5
tittle6
toil1
toile5
toilet6
toilette8
toll1
tool1
tootle6
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