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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 16, 2026

Longest word
excellence
10 letters
Top scorer
excelling
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
7
5 letters
7
6 letters
7
7 letters
8
8 letters
5
9 letters
2
10 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
C
1
1
1
1
4
E
2
1
1
1
5
G
2
2
4
1
9
I
2
1
1
1
5
L
2
1
1
1
1
6
N
3
1
2
2
1
9
Σ
7
7
7
8
5
2
2
38

Two-letter pairs

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

C
ce 1cl 3
E
eg 1en 1ex 3
G
ge 4gi 4gl 1
I
ic 1in 4
L
le 2li 4
N
ne 3ni 6

All 38 answers

225 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
ceiling7
cling5
clinging8
clinic6
egging6
engine6
excellence10
excellingpangram16
exiling7
gelling7
gene1
genie5
genii5
gigging7
giggling8
gilling7
ginning7
glen1
icing5
incline7
inclining9
innie5
inning6
legging7
lenience8
lien1
line1
linen5
lining6
negligee8
negligence10
nene1
nice1
niece5
niggle6
niggling8
nine1
nixing6
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