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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 20, 2025

Longest word
foraging
8 letters
Top scorer
foraging
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
17
5 letters
13
6 letters
7
7 letters
12
8 letters
4

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
3
3
1
7
F
2
2
3
2
9
G
4
4
2
4
1
15
I
2
1
1
4
N
3
1
1
5
O
3
3
1
7
R
3
1
2
6
Σ
17
13
7
12
4
53

Two-letter pairs

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

A
af 1ag 2an 3ar 1
F
fa 2fo 6fr 1
G
go 10gr 5
I
ig 1in 1ir 2
N
no 5
O
oa 1of 1on 2or 3
R
ri 1ro 5

All 53 answers

247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
afro1
agog1
agora5
angora6
anion5
anon1
argon5
farrago7
farro5
fogging7
fora1
foragingpangram15
forging7
forgo5
forgoing8
frog1
going5
gong1
gonging7
gonna5
goof1
goofing7
goon1
gorging7
gorgon6
goring6
griffon7
groan5
groaning8
grog1
groin5
ignoring8
info1
iron1
ironing7
noggin6
noir1
nonagon7
noon1
nori1
oaring6
offing6
ongoing7
onion5
orang5
organ5
origin6
rigor5
roan1
roar1
roaring7
roof1
roofing7
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