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Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 28, 2025

Longest word
deadheaded
10 letters
Top scorer
openhanded
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
15
5 letters
9
6 letters
16
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
9 letters
1
10 letters
3

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
3
4
2
1
1
11
D
2
4
1
2
2
11
E
1
1
H
3
1
4
1
1
1
11
N
5
1
6
O
1
1
P
2
4
4
10
Σ
15
9
16
3
4
1
3
51

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 3ae 1ah 1an 2ap 4
D
da 2de 8do 1
E
en 1
H
ha 4he 7
N
na 5ne 1
O
op 1
P
pa 7pe 2po 1

All 51 answers

262 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
added5
addend6
addenda7
aeon1
ahead5
anode5
anon1
aped1
apnea5
append6
appended8
daphne6
dapped6
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadhead8
deadheaded10
deadpan7
deadpanned10
dean1
doodad6
ennead6
hand1
handed6
happen6
happened8
head1
headed6
headphonepangram16
heap1
heaped6
henna5
hennaed7
naan1
nada1
nana1
nape1
napped6
neap1
openhandedpangram17
padded6
paean5
panda5
pane1
paned5
panned6
papa1
peahen6
peapod6
poppa5
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