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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, January 25, 2025

Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
megahit
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
11
5 letters
9
6 letters
3
7 letters
4
8 letters
3
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
1
1
4
G
1
1
2
H
1
1
1
3
I
2
1
1
4
M
5
1
1
2
9
T
1
4
1
1
7
Σ
11
9
3
4
3
1
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ag 2
E
ei 3em 1
G
ga 1gi 1
H
he 2hi 1
I
im 3it 1
M
ma 3me 1mi 5
T
ta 2te 1th 1ti 3

All 31 answers

142 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
agita5
agitate7
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
emit1
gait1
gimme5
height6
hematite8
high1
image5
imam1
imitate7
item1
magi1
mahimahi8
maim1
megahitpangram14
might5
mime1
mite1
mitigate8
mitt1
taiga5
tatami6
teatime7
thigh5
tight5
time1
tithe5
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