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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, January 27, 2025

Longest word
bellyache
9 letters
Top scorer
bellyache
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
12
5 letters
9
6 letters
3
7 letters
1
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
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
B
1
4
2
–
–
1
8
C
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
5
1
–
–
1
–
7
L
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
Y
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
12
9
3
1
1
1
27

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ac 2
B
be 5bl 3
C
ca 1ch 1
E
ea 1
H
ha 3he 4
L
le 3ly 1
Y
ye 3

All 27 answers

106 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ache1
achy1
beach5
beachy6
beech5
belch5
★bellyachepangram16
blah1
bleach6
blech5
cache5
challah7
each1
halal5
hale1
hall1
heal1
healable8
heel1
hell1
leach5
lech1
leech5
lychee6
yeah1
yecch5
yech1
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