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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Longest word
healthful
9 letters
Top scorer
healthful
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
25
5 letters
8
6 letters
4
7 letters
7
8 letters
1
9 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
Σ
A
1
1
2
E
1
1
F
15
7
2
3
1
28
H
4
1
1
6
L
3
1
4
T
2
1
1
1
5
Σ
25
8
4
7
1
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2
E
ef 1
F
fa 6fe 11fl 9fu 2
H
ha 3he 2hu 1
L
le 3lu 1
T
ta 1te 1th 1tu 2

All 46 answers

169 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfa1
alfalfa7
effete6
falafel7
fall1
fatal5
fate1
fateful7
fault5
feat1
feel1
feet1
fell1
fella5
fellate7
felt1
feta1
fetal5
fete1
fettle6
flat1
flatfeet8
flauta6
flea1
flee1
fleet5
flue1
fluff5
flute5
fuel1
full1
haft1
half1
hatefulpangram14
healthfulpangram16
heft1
huff1
leaf1
leaflet7
left1
luff1
taffeta7
teff1
theft5
tuffet6
tuft1
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