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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Longest word
epiphany
8 letters
Top scorer
epiphany
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
14
5 letters
11
6 letters
7
7 letters
1
8 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
Σ
A
1
1
E
1
1
2
H
2
2
4
8
I
2
2
N
4
1
5
P
5
6
1
12
Y
2
2
4
Σ
14
11
7
1
1
34

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ap 1
E
ep 2
H
ha 1he 3hi 1hy 3
I
in 2
N
na 1ne 2ni 2
P
pa 3pe 6pi 3
Y
ye 1yi 3

All 34 answers

133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
apnea5
epee1
epiphanypangram15
happen6
heap1
heinie6
henna5
hippie6
hyena5
hype1
hyphen6
inane5
innie5
nape1
neap1
nene1
nine1
ninepin7
paean5
pane1
payee5
peahen6
peen1
peep1
penne5
penny5
peppy5
pine1
piney5
pipe1
yeah1
yipe1
yippee6
yippie6
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