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Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 29, 2025

Longest word
bariatric
9 letters
Top scorer
catbird
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
9
5 letters
13
6 letters
11
7 letters
3
8 letters
4
9 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
Σ
A
3
2
1
6
B
2
1
1
4
C
1
2
2
1
2
8
D
4
1
1
1
1
8
R
1
2
1
4
T
2
6
4
12
Σ
9
13
11
3
4
2
42

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ad 1ar 1at 4
B
ba 3br 1
C
ca 5ci 2cr 1
D
da 2di 5dr 1
R
ra 3ri 1
T
ta 6ti 3tr 3

All 42 answers

218 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
addict6
arctic6
atria5
attar5
attic5
attract7
baccarat8
bait1
bariatric9
brat1
cacti5
carat5
cart1
cataract8
catbirdpangram14
ciabatta8
citric6
critic6
dart1
data1
diacritic9
dicta5
didact6
didactic8
dirt1
drat1
rabbit6
raita5
ratatat7
ribbit6
tabard6
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
tibia5
tidbit6
tract5
trait5
triad5
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