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Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 23, 2025

Longest word
biblically
10 letters
Top scorer
celibacy
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
8
5 letters
12
6 letters
10
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
9 letters
0
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
A
1
1
2
1
5
B
2
1
1
4
C
3
8
6
3
1
21
I
2
1
3
L
4
1
1
6
Σ
8
12
10
3
4
0
2
39

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 2ac 3
B
ba 1bi 3
C
ca 8ce 5ci 2cl 2cy 4
I
ic 2il 1
L
la 4li 2

All 39 answers

208 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abaci5
abbacy6
acacia6
acai1
acyclic7
bacilli7
biblical8
biblically10
bicycle7
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cabby5
cable5
call1
calla5
callable8
celeb5
celiac6
celibacypangram15
cell1
celli5
cicely6
cilia5
clay1
clayey6
cycle5
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
icicle6
icily5
iliac5
lace1
lacy1
laic1
laical6
lice1
lilac5
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