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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Longest word
alluded
7 letters
Top scorer
laughed
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
6
6 letters
16
7 letters
8

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
1
1
3
D
4
4
2
10
E
1
1
2
G
3
3
2
1
9
H
5
4
2
11
L
5
2
4
2
13
Σ
18
6
16
8
48

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 1al 2
D
de 4du 6
E
el 2
G
ga 2gl 4gu 3
H
ha 3hu 8
L
la 4le 1lu 8

All 48 answers

207 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ague1
allude6
alluded7
delude6
deluded7
deluge6
deluged7
dual1
dude1
duel1
dueled6
dull1
dulled6
elude5
eluded6
gauge5
gauged6
glue1
glued5
glug1
glugged7
gulag5
gull1
gulled6
haul1
haulage7
hauled6
huddle6
huddled7
hued1
huge1
hugged6
hula1
hull1
hulled6
laud1
lauded6
laugh5
laughedpangram14
league6
luau1
luge1
luged5
luggage7
lugged6
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
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