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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 14, 2025

Longest word
blackball
9 letters
Top scorer
rollback
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
18
5 letters
15
6 letters
0
7 letters
3
8 letters
6
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
5
4
2
2
1
14
C
3
7
2
12
K
2
2
4
L
4
1
5
O
1
1
2
R
3
1
4
Σ
18
15
0
3
6
1
43

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 1al 1
B
ba 7bl 3bo 3br 1
C
ca 1cl 3co 4cr 4
K
ka 1ko 3
L
la 2lo 3
O
oa 1ok 1
R
ra 1ro 3

All 43 answers

178 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
aback5
alack5
babka5
back1
balk1
ballcock8
barback7
bark1
barrack7
black5
blackball9
block5
bock1
book1
bookrack8
brook5
callback8
clack5
cloak5
clock5
cock1
cook1
cookbook8
cork1
crack5
croak5
crock5
crook5
kabob5
koala5
kola1
kook1
lack1
lark1
lock1
look1
lookbook8
oarlock7
okra1
rack1
rock1
rollbackpangram15
rook1
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