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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 1, 2025

Longest word
hardhat
7 letters
Top scorer
hydrant
14 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
11
5 letters
8
6 letters
7
7 letters
5

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
A
1
2
1
4
D
3
3
H
2
1
2
5
N
1
1
2
R
1
1
1
1
4
T
4
3
4
2
13
Σ
11
8
7
5
31

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ar 3at 1
D
da 2dr 1
H
ha 4hy 1
N
na 2
R
ra 4
T
ta 8th 2tr 1ty 2

All 31 answers

135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
arhat5
arrant6
arty1
attar5
dart1
data1
drat1
hardhat7
hart1
hath1
hatha5
hydrantpangram14
natant6
natty5
rant1
ratatat7
rattan6
ratty5
tantara7
tantra6
tardy5
tarry5
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tatty5
than1
that1
tray1
tyranny7
tyrant6
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