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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 16, 2025

Longest word
outgunned
9 letters
Top scorer
outgunned
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
13
5 letters
8
6 letters
18
7 letters
6
8 letters
0
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
D
3
2
5
3
13
E
1
2
1
4
G
7
2
5
14
N
1
2
3
O
1
1
1
1
1
5
T
1
4
1
6
U
1
1
Σ
13
8
18
6
0
1
46

Two-letter pairs

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

D
de 1do 7du 5
E
ed 2eg 2
G
ge 3go 9gu 2
N
nu 3
O
og 1ou 4
T
to 5tu 1
U
un 1

All 46 answers

226 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
dengue6
dodge5
dodged6
doge1
dogged6
doggo5
doggone7
dong1
dudgeon7
dugong6
dugout6
dung1
dungeon7
edge1
edged5
egged5
eggnog6
gene1
gent1
geode5
gone1
gong1
gonged6
good1
goon1
gotten6
gouge5
gouged6
gout1
gunned6
gutted6
nudge5
nudged6
nugget6
ogee1
outgo5
outgone7
outgun6
outgunnedpangram16
togged6
tong1
tonged6
tongue6
tonguedpangram14
tugged6
unguent7
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