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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 13, 2025

Longest word
telehealth
10 letters
Top scorer
biathlete
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
18
5 letters
11
6 letters
6
7 letters
2
8 letters
4
9 letters
2
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
A
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
B
3
1
1
–
–
1
–
6
H
12
4
3
1
4
1
–
25
L
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
4
T
2
4
1
–
–
–
1
8
Σ
18
11
6
2
4
2
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

A
at 1
B
ba 3bi 1bl 2
H
ha 13he 8hi 4
L
la 2le 1li 1
T
te 3th 3ti 2

All 44 answers

204 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
athlete7
baht1
bath1
bathe5
★biathletepangram16
blah1
blithe6
habit5
★habitablepangram16
habitat7
hail1
halal5
hale1
halite6
hall1
halt1
hate1
hateable8
hath1
hatha5
heal1
healable8
health6
heat1
heatable8
heath5
heel1
hell1
hiatal6
hill1
hilt1
★hittablepangram15
lath1
lathe5
lethal6
lithe5
teeth5
teethe6
telehealth10
that1
thee1
theta5
tilth5
tithe5
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