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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, February 15, 2025

Longest word
bilabial
8 letters
Top scorer
jailbird
15 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
12
5 letters
6
6 letters
5
7 letters
1
8 letters
5

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
2
B
10
2
3
3
18
D
2
2
J
1
1
L
1
1
2
R
2
1
1
4
Σ
12
6
5
1
5
29

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ai 1al 1
B
ba 7bi 6bl 1br 4
D
dr 2
J
ja 1
L
la 2
R
ra 3ri 1

All 29 answers

126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
airball7
alibi5
baba1
bail1
bald1
ball1
ballad6
barb1
bard1
bilabial8
bill1
billiard8
biradial8
bird1
birria6
blab1
brad1
braid5
briar5
bridal6
drab1
drib1
jailbirdpangram15
labia5
labial6
rabbi5
rabid5
railbird8
ribald6
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