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Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 3, 2025

Longest word
bagatelle
9 letters
Top scorer
vegetable
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
14
5 letters
13
6 letters
9
7 letters
1
8 letters
2
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
2
1
1
4
B
12
8
5
1
1
1
28
G
1
1
1
3
L
1
1
T
2
2
4
V
1
1
Σ
14
13
9
1
2
2
41

Two-letter pairs

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

A
ab 4
B
ba 12be 13bl 3
G
ga 2ge 1
L
la 1
T
ta 3te 1
V
ve 1

All 41 answers

181 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
abate5
abet1
ablate6
able1
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
bagatelle9
bagel5
baggage7
bale1
ball1
ballet6
bate1
battle6
beagle6
beat1
beatable8
beet1
beetle6
begat5
beget5
bell1
belle5
belt1
beta1
betel5
bevel5
blab1
blat1
bleat5
gabble6
gable5
gettable8
label5
tabla5
table5
tablet6
teabag6
vegetablepangram16
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