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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Longest word
moonwalk
8 letters
Top scorer
moonwalk
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
0
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
2
3
K
1
2
3
L
9
2
1
12
M
2
1
2
1
6
W
3
1
4
Σ
16
7
4
0
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1an 2
K
kn 1ko 2
L
la 4ll 2lo 6
M
ma 3mo 3
W
wa 3wo 1

All 28 answers

90 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
allow5
anal1
annal5
knoll5
koala5
kola1
lama1
lank1
lawman6
lawn1
llama5
llano5
loam1
loan1
loll1
look1
loom1
loon1
mall1
mallow6
mammal6
moll1
moola5
moonwalkpangram15
walk1
wall1
wallow6
wool1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.