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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, January 19, 2025

Longest word
etymology
9 letters
Top scorer
etymology
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
21
5 letters
12
6 letters
11
7 letters
2
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
E
1
1
2
G
1
4
6
1
1
13
L
6
1
7
M
6
5
2
13
O
3
1
1
1
6
T
5
1
2
1
9
Σ
21
12
11
2
2
2
50

Two-letter pairs

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

E
em 1et 1
G
ge 2gl 3go 8
L
lo 7
M
me 1mo 12
O
og 2ol 1om 2ot 1
T
te 1to 8

All 50 answers

202 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
emote5
etymologypangram16
gemology8
geology7
glom1
gloom5
gloomy6
goggle6
goggly6
golem5
golly5
gooey5
google6
googly6
googol6
loge1
logo1
logy1
loll1
loom1
loot1
lotto5
memo1
mole1
moll1
molly5
molt1
mommy5
moot1
mote1
motel5
motet5
motley6
mottle6
motto5
ogee1
ogle1
oleo1
omelet6
omelette8
otology7
teleology9
toggle6
toll1
tome1
tool1
toot1
tootle6
tote1
totem5
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