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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Longest word
lifeline
8 letters
Top scorer
flexion
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
20
5 letters
7
6 letters
4
7 letters
3
8 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
Σ
E
2
2
F
9
1
2
1
13
I
1
1
L
4
1
1
1
1
8
N
5
5
O
2
1
1
1
5
X
1
1
Σ
20
7
4
3
1
35

Two-letter pairs

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

E
el 1ex 1
F
fe 5fi 4fl 4
I
in 1
L
le 1li 5lo 2
N
ne 2ni 1no 2
O
of 1ol 2on 1ox 1
X
xe 1

All 35 answers

115 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
elfin5
exile5
feel1
feline6
fell1
felon5
fennel6
fief1
fife1
file1
fine1
flee1
flex1
flexionpangram14
floe1
innie5
leonine7
lien1
life1
lifeline8
line1
linen5
lone1
loonie6
nene1
neon1
nine1
noel1
none1
offline7
oleo1
ollie5
online6
oxen1
xenon5
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