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Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Longest word
infilling
9 letters
Top scorer
lifelong
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
16
5 letters
5
6 letters
7
7 letters
10
8 letters
5
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
E
1
1
F
12
4
5
7
3
31
G
2
2
4
I
1
1
1
3
L
1
2
3
O
1
1
2
Σ
16
5
7
10
5
1
44

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1
F
fe 9fi 9fl 7fo 6
G
go 4
I
in 3
L
li 3
O
of 2

All 44 answers

209 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
elfin5
feel1
feeling7
feign5
feigning8
feline6
fell1
felling7
felon5
fennel6
fief1
fife1
fifing6
file1
filing6
fill1
filling7
fine1
fining6
flee1
fleeing7
fling5
flinging8
floe1
flog1
flogging8
fogging7
foil1
foiling7
folio5
fool1
fooling7
golf1
golfing7
goof1
goofing7
infill6
infilling9
info1
life1
lifeline8
lifelongpangram15
offing6
offline7
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