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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 7, 2025

Longest word
initially
9 letters
Top scorer
pliantly
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
7
5 letters
21
6 letters
4
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
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
3
1
5
I
2
1
2
1
6
L
1
3
1
5
N
4
1
1
6
P
2
5
1
3
1
12
T
1
4
1
6
Y
1
1
Σ
7
21
4
6
2
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2an 1ap 2
I
il 1in 4it 1
L
la 1li 4
N
na 4ni 2
P
pa 6pi 2pl 4
T
ta 2ti 4
Y
ya 1

All 41 answers

217 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allay5
ally1
anally6
apply5
aptly5
illy1
inanity7
inaptlypangram14
initially9
inlay5
itty1
laity5
lily1
linty5
lippy5
litany6
nanny5
natality8
nattily7
natty5
ninny5
nippy5
panty5
papally7
papaya6
pappy5
patly5
patty5
pinny5
pity1
plainly7
platypi7
play1
pliantlypangram15
tally5
tatty5
tinily6
tinny5
tiny1
tippy5
yappy5
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