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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 14, 2025

Longest word
excellence
10 letters
Top scorer
lexicon
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
16
5 letters
12
6 letters
5
7 letters
5
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
C
2
3
1
2
8
E
1
2
1
4
I
1
1
1
1
4
L
4
1
1
2
1
9
N
6
2
1
9
O
3
2
1
6
X
1
1
Σ
16
12
5
5
1
1
1
41

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 3cl 1co 4
E
ex 4
I
ic 1in 3
L
le 3li 4lo 2
N
ne 3ni 3no 3
O
ol 3on 2ox 1
X
xe 1

All 41 answers

175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cell1
celli5
cello5
clone5
colleen7
collie6
colonel7
cone1
excel5
excellence10
exec1
exile5
icicle6
incline7
innie5
innocence9
lenience8
leonine7
lexiconpangram14
lice1
lien1
line1
linen5
lone1
loonie6
nene1
neocon6
neon1
nice1
niece5
nine1
noel1
nonce5
none1
oleic5
oleo1
ollie5
once1
online6
oxen1
xenon5
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