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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 1, 2025

Longest word
bluebottle
10 letters
Top scorer
bottleful
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
26
5 letters
4
6 letters
9
7 letters
0
8 letters
1
9 letters
1
10 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
10
Σ
B
8
2
6
1
1
18
E
1
1
F
4
1
5
L
6
1
7
O
2
1
3
T
6
2
8
Σ
26
4
9
0
1
1
1
42

Two-letter pairs

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

B
be 1bl 4bo 13
E
et 1
F
fl 2fo 3
L
lo 7
O
ob 1ol 1ou 1
T
to 8

All 42 answers

134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
befoul6
blob1
blot1
blotto6
bluebottle10
bobble6
boffo5
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
boob1
booboo6
boot1
bootee6
bottle6
bottlefulpangram16
boule5
bout1
etouffee8
floe1
flout5
fool1
foot1
foul1
lobe1
lobo1
loft1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
lout1
oboe1
oleo1
outlet6
toffee6
tofu1
toll1
tool1
toot1
tootle6
tote1
tout1
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