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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, February 6, 2025

Longest word
immediacy
9 letters
Top scorer
immediacy
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
12
5 letters
12
6 letters
9
7 letters
8
8 letters
2
9 letters
2

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
4
1
3
3
2
13
C
3
2
2
1
8
D
1
4
3
3
11
E
1
1
2
I
1
1
2
M
3
4
1
1
9
Σ
12
12
9
8
2
2
45

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 13
C
ca 5ce 2ci 1
D
de 8di 3
E
em 2
I
ic 1im 1
M
ma 4me 2mi 3

All 45 answers

223 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
acacia6
academe7
academia8
academic8
academy7
acai1
accede6
acceded7
aced1
acid1
acidic6
acidy5
acme1
caddie6
caddied7
caddy5
came1
cami1
cede1
ceded5
cicada6
decade6
decay5
decayed7
decide6
decided7
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
dice1
diced5
dicey5
emcee5
emceed6
iced1
immediacypangram16
macadam7
macadamia9
mace1
maced5
mecca5
medic5
mica1
mice1
mimic5
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