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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 27, 2026

Longest word
unfading
8 letters
Top scorer
unfading
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
11
5 letters
4
6 letters
5
7 letters
7
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
A
2
3
5
D
1
1
F
2
1
1
1
5
G
4
5
9
I
1
1
N
4
1
1
6
U
1
1
Σ
11
4
5
7
1
28

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1ag 2ai 1an 1
D
da 1
F
fa 5
G
ga 9
I
ig 1
N
na 6
U
un 1

All 28 answers

125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
adding6
again5
aging5
aiding6
angina6
dang1
fading6
fang1
fanning7
faun1
fauna5
gadding7
gaff1
gaga1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gang1
ganging7
gauging7
iguana6
naan1
nada1
nagging7
naiad5
naif1
nana1
unfadingpangram15
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