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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, February 21, 2025

Longest word
trillionth
10 letters
Top scorer
trillionth
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
9
6 letters
2
7 letters
1
8 letters
0
9 letters
0
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
H
6
1
1
8
L
1
1
N
2
2
R
1
1
T
1
4
1
1
1
8
Σ
7
9
2
1
0
0
1
20

Two-letter pairs

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

H
hi 3ho 5
L
li 1
N
ni 1no 1
R
rh 1
T
th 3ti 2to 1tr 2

All 20 answers

88 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
hill1
hilt1
hint1
holt1
honor5
hoot1
horn1
horror6
litho5
ninth5
north5
rhino5
thin1
thorn5
thrill6
tilth5
tinhorn7
tooth5
trillionthpangram17
troth5
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