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Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 19, 2026

Longest word
honeymoon
9 letters
Top scorer
hegemony
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
4
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
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
2
G
4
2
2
8
H
2
3
2
3
1
11
M
2
2
1
1
6
N
4
4
O
1
1
Y
1
1
Σ
13
8
4
3
4
1
33

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 2gn 2go 4
H
he 3ho 6hy 2
M
mo 6
N
ne 2no 2
O
om 1
Y
ye 1

All 33 answers

153 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
eggnog6
enemy5
gene1
genome6
gnome5
gnomon6
gone1
gong1
goon1
goony5
hegemon7
hegemonypangram15
henge5
homogenypangram15
homonym7
homonymy8
hone1
honey5
honeymoon9
hymen5
hymn1
money5
moneymen8
mono1
mononym7
moon1
moony5
nene1
neon1
none1
noon1
omen1
yeomen6
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